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  • Title

    Mencap responds to final stages of the Universal Credit Bill

    Mencap responds to final stages of the Universal Credit Bill.

    Date
    22 July 2025
  • Title

    Mencap responds to the delayed publication of the latest LeDeR report

    Our response to the delay in the publication of the latest LeDeR report

    Date
    16 July 2025
  • Title

    Mencap responds to MPs Vote on the Universal Credit Bill

    Statement by Jon Sparkes, OBE, Chief Executive at Mencap

    Date
    10 July 2025
  • Title

    Dame Carolyn Fairbairn to stand down as Chair of Mencap at end of 2025; Search for new Chair underway

    Date
    9 July 2025
  • Title

    Mencap responds to further concessions on welfare reform

    Statement by Jon Sparkes, OBE, Chief Executive at Mencap

    Date
    1 July 2025
  • Title

    Mencap responds to the government's concessions to welfare reform

    Statement by Jackie O'Sullivan, Executive Director of Strategy and Influence at learning disability charity Mencap

    Date
    27 June 2025
  • Title

    Mencap responds to the Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill announcement

    Date
    18 June 2025
  • Title

    Vogue model and TV star with Down Syndrome becomes face of charity this Learning Disability Week (16-20 June)

    Ellie Goldstein becomes the face of Mencap's retail shops to mark Learning Disability Week.

    Date
    16 June 2025
  • Title

    Mencap, with support from BNY, launch new financial education programme for people with a learning disability

    The initiative, designed to build financial confidence and independence for people with a learning disability, will launch this Summer

    Date
    9 June 2025
  • Title

    Mencap responds to the government's announcement on £5 billion cuts to benefits

    Mencap says It is vital that the concerns of people with a learning disability are heard.

    Date
    21 May 2025
  • Title

    Mencap signs open letter to government on proposed cuts to disability benefits

    The Disability Charities Consortium writes to Liz Kendall and Rachel Reeves.

    Date
    20 May 2025
  • Title

    Mencap responds to the terms of reference for Baroness Casey's independent commission into adult social care

    Jon Sparkes says this is a once in a generation opportunity.

    Date
    2 May 2025

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