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By Mencap
27 October 2022
Find out how group members have turned a disused plot of land into a thriving allotment
6 October 2022
Lorraine Robinson
22 August 2022
Why Kathy wants mental health professionals to be trained to support people with a learning disability
Alex is CEO of Southampton Mencap and a full-time carer. She is a mother to three children including Fiona, 41, who has a learning disability.
8 August 2022
The government’s interventions are short-term solutions to long-term problems. They will not cushion people with a learning disability and their families from the combined rising costs of food and energy, let alone
4 August 2022
Community activities are critical to Robert*, he can't be without them
25 July 2022
Edel Harris
Ahead of this evening's Conservative Party Leader debate with remaining candidates Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss, our attention is focused on the ongoing care crisis.
12 July 2022
Many people with a learning disability who receive benefits will start seeing cost of living support payments into their banks from 14 July 2022.
The cost of essential things like food, gas, electricity and petrol are going up quickly. Some people are being asked to pay more for their care as well.
28 June 2022
21 June 2022
A challenge to cycle the equivalent distance from John O'Groats to Lands' End