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PIP Review Confirms What Disabled People Have Been Telling Us
We’ve heard it from people across the North East for years: PIP isn’t working. This week, the government’s own review agreed. The interim findings from the Timms Review, the first

We’ve sent this open letter to the new Prime Minister, Andy Burnham, urging him to extend a change he already championed as Mayor of Greater Manchester, scrapping time restrictions on
Disability History Book Drive 2026 Last year we asked our community for help getting good disability books into more hands across the North East. It worked, and we’re doing it

So, you’ve been asked to share your story again…
What happens after you share your experiences with us? Charlotte explains how your stories help shape our research, campaigns and influencing work.