Press releases

We join 8 other charities in writing an open letter to the Chancellor of the Exchequer and the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions. Within this open letter we have expressed our pressing concerns in relation to the proposed changes to welfare...

Amy, Our Head of Advocacy, responds to this timely and essential report.

Ruth Owen, our CEO, responds to the Chancellor's Spring Statement: “Little spring cheer for disabled people. The Government must remove barriers and not lifelines”

“Cutting benefits makes people’s lives harder”

We are delighted and honoured to announce that His Majesty King Charles III is the new Patron of Leonard Cheshire Disability.

Disability hate crimes in Scotland are rising, according to figures obtained by Leonard Cheshire and United Response.

Disability hate crimes in Northern Ireland are rising, according to figures obtained by Leonard Cheshire and United Response.

Victims of disability hate crimes are unlikely to receive justice, according to figures obtained by Leonard Cheshire and United Response.

Leonard Cheshire are delighted to be working with Halo Staffing through their eLearning course, Learning Disability Awareness.

A vital lifeline, intended by the government for people who might otherwise ‘fall through the cracks’ of other cost of living support measures, is not reaching disabled households in many areas of England, new research by the charity Leonard Cheshire...