Minimum Income Guarantee 2 comments
Government boosts Minimum Income Guarantee and allowances for social care in 2026–27 From April 2026, people receiving social care in England will see welcome improvements to the financial safeguards designed [...]
Hidden Disabilities Sunflower 19 comments
Hidden Disabilities Sunflower (formerly Hidden Disabilities Lanyard) Many people live with disabilities or health conditions that are not immediately visible. These can include neurological conditions, chronic pain, autism, learning disabilities, [...]
Recommended Traders? 4 comments
Recommended Traders — How to Find One You Can Trust How to choose a reliable tradesperson is one of the most common questions we hear at Independent Living. Because we [...]
Access to Work 47 comments
Access to Work – the scheme that funds the practical support necessary for the employment of someone with a disability or long-term health condition. Apply for funding online at: gov.uk/access-to-work [...]
Exercise and Parkinson’s 0 comments
Dance – great exercise for Parkinson’s A new online dance community is aiming to help more newly diagnosed and young onset people living with Parkinson’s across the UK to live [...]
Moving to Scotland whilst claiming benefits 0 comments
Rules on benefit claims have changed Disabled people and carers who move to Scotland from other parts of the UK must take action if they want to continue receiving financial [...]
CASCAIDr Legacy Opinions 0 comments
CASCAIDr Legacy Opinions CASCAIDr CIC has undertaken to publish four Opinions which it agreed to host when CASCAIDr the charity needed to close down. They are its Legacy Opinions – [...]
Taking on a Local Authority 12 comments
Update September 2025 – Ombudsman Guide to Complaint Handling This page also includes information about Monitoring Officers, who deal with alleged Council unlawfulness. Click here to go straight down to [...]
Summer Wellbeing Calendar 0 comments
Summer Wellbeing Calendar for daily self-care Thrive, the gardening for health charity, is encouraging people to get a daily dose of summer self-care with its new Summer Wellbeing Calendar, connecting [...]