Press releases
Our press releases cover the issues important to us as a charity and the disability sector as a whole.
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Government support falling short for disabled Brits in energy crisis
Hundreds of thousands of disabled people in the UK will face a huge £1,000 hike in energy bills – but planned government support will fall woefully short, warns disability charity, Leonard Cheshire.
Disabled entrepreneurs show their skills at Stelios Awards
A supplier of metal polishing products, a Christmas tree grower and the creator of an innovative skill-matching jobs board are among the winners of this year’s Stelios Awards for Disabled Entrepreneurs.
Dumfries and Galloway students give back to their communities
Students from Dumfries and Galloway College have been praised after completing a ground-breaking programme centred around inclusion and giving back to the community.
Edinburgh College students’ project to help the homeless
Students from Edinburgh College Midlothian Campus have marked the completion of their ground-breaking homelessness awareness project this month.
Rising costs are a catastrophe for disabled people
Around one in four working-age disabled people in the UK struggle to pay for essentials like food and heating, as their budgets get stretched to breaking point.
Kent legal firms support new free wills service
Solicitors in Kent are backing a new free wills service offered by leading disability charity Leonard Cheshire.
Why benefits are essential for disabled people
Our response to the latest Department for Work and Pensions' report, "Uses of Health and Disability Benefits", written by the National Centre for Social Research (NatCen).
We must consult disabled people
Our response to the Official for National Statistics (ONS) survey and statistics release on coronavirus and the social impacts on disabled people in Great Britain.
Stelios Awards for Disabled Entrepreneurs inviting applications for 2022
Leading disability charity Leonard Cheshire and Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou, creator and owner of the easy family of brands including easyJet, and founder and president of the Stelios Philanthropic Foundation, are proud to relaunch The Stelios Awards...
Why we need tailored support for disabled claimants
Our Director of Policy Gemma Hope responds to the government’s Way to Work campaign.