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Have you ever heard of Home Responsibilities Protection (HRP)? It is a scheme which protects the basic state pension of parents and carers who do not work or pay National Insurance.
You may get it automatically if you have a child under 16 and get Child Benefit, but it’s still worth double checking.
If […]

Posted by Rebecca Graceson in Activities

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Charity Mencap are campaigning for the right of people with learning disabilities and their families to a good family life.
They make the point that families get very little support, and parents have to fight to access even this limited support.
Mencap want recognition for the brilliant job parents and carers do, and more […]

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An 18 year old young man with Downs Syndrome and his family from Lanarkshire describe going ‘through hell’ after a recent accusation of assault, according to The Daily Record.
Jamie Bauld was charged with a racist assault after pushing away an Asian girl at his college. While the police that questioned Jamie […]

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Do you know someone who has what it takes to become “Britain’s Missing Top Model”? Well, you’d better hurry as the deadline for applications is Friday April 4th.
The BBC are looking for beautiful female models between 18-30 years old to compete for the title in a 5-part reality TV series to air on […]

Posted by Kelvin Jones in Activities