The Mencap Big Give
Great news!
Until midday Tuesday 10 December every donation you make to our Big Give challenge will be doubled until match funds last.
Please give what you can so Mencap can help more people with a
learning disability
A learning disability is to do with the way someone's brain works. It makes it harder for someone to learn, understand or do things.
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Help make the NHS better
The government
The Government are the people who run the country. The Government decide how much
tax
Tax is the money that pays for things like schools, hospitals and the police. There are different types of taxes like
income tax
Income tax is the money that is taken out of the money you earn every month. It helps to pay for things we all need like hospitals and schools.
,
VAT
VAT is also called Value Added Tax. VAT is the extra money you pay when you buy things. The money goes to the government to pay for things like schools and hospitals.
and
council tax
Council
A council is also called a
local authority
A local authority is also called a council. They are a group of people who make decisions about some of the things in the area where you live like schools,
social care
Social care means the services that give care and support to people who need it.
(support for people), parks and dustbin collection.
. They are a group of people who make decisions about some of the things in the area where you live. These include: schools, social care (support for people), parks and dustbin collection.
Tax is the money that people pay to the
council
A council is also called a
local authority
A local authority is also called a council. They are a group of people who make decisions about some of the things in the area where you live like schools,
social care
Social care means the services that give care and support to people who need it.
(support for people), parks and dustbin collection.
. They are a group of people who make decisions about some of the things in the area where you live. These include: schools, social care (support for people), parks and dustbin collection.
. It helps to pay for things like social care (support for people), parks and dustbin collection.
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people should pay and how things like the National Health
Service
A service gives people what they need, like healthcare services that help people when they are ill, and support services that give people support.
(NHS) should work.
is asking people to send them their views about the NHS so this is your chance to help them make changes.
Complete their
survey
A survey is when someone asks you to answer some questions.
to tell them what changes you would like to see in the NHS.
Become a policy shaper
Get
involved
Involved is being included in something or taking part in something.
in the work we do with the government and other decision-makers by answering monthly surveys which will help us shape current policies so people with a learning disability can live their lives the way they want.
Easy Reads about conditions
Find out about some conditions associated with a learning disability through our series of Easy Reads.
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