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News | 24 January 2023

Help us celebrate United Response’s 50th Anniversary: call out for people we support ambassadors and your stories

We’re celebrating 50 years of United Response. Become an ambassador and share your story.
News | 21 December 2022

“An £8,000 pay gap has human consequences”: United Response’s reaction to Community Integrated Care’s Unfair to Care 2022–23 report

New figures from the Unfair to Care report estimate that social care workers need a 41% pay uplift to reach parity with NHS counterparts.
News | 20 December 2022

Coronavirus (COVID-19)

We are working hard to keep life as normal as possible for the people we support while following official advice and doing our bit to prevent the spread of the virus. Find further information, guidance and easy read resources on Covid-19 here.
News | 29 November 2022

‘It is so nice to be recognised’: outstanding supported employment staff member recognised at national awards

United Response is delighted to be celebrating with Sarah Dixon after she successfully clinched the ‘Learner of the Year’ award at the BASE Awards 2022.
- Supported employment
News | 17 November 2022

“Forget jingle bells, alarm bells are ringing for social care this winter” – United Response responds to the Autumn Statement 2022

Additional funding for social care is welcome, but it must be strategically invested to ensure our most vulnerable are supported and protected.
- Housing
- Supported living
- Community services
- Education
- Supported employment
News | 11 October 2022

Urgent action needed now to address social care recruitment crisis

United Response reacts to the latest workforce data from Skills for Care, showing that social care sector vacancies have risen by 52% this year.
News | 06 October 2022

Disability hate crimes rise to record levels

Disability hate crime reports across England and Wales have risen again – but alleged perpetrators continue to escape justice, new figures obtained by charities Leonard Cheshire and United Response reveal.
News | 23 September 2022

The clock is ticking on the adult social care crisis

United Response responds to the Chancellors mini-budget, in reaction to the lack of commitment to address the crisis facing England’s adult social care sector.
News | 22 September 2022

SEND reforms should follow six principles, say leading disability organisations in open letter to the Department for Education

United Response has written to the Department for Education as part of a group of 30+ organisations who work with and support children with special educational needs and disabilities, and their families, to call for future SEND reform.
- Education
News | 21 September 2022

£150 disability cost-of-living payment does not go far enough

From 20 September 2022, six million disabled people will be paid a £150 disability cost of living payment, but it simply does not go far enough in United Response’s view.
- Housing
- Supported living

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Help us celebrate United Response’s 50th Anniversary: call out for people we support ambassadors and your stories

“An £8,000 pay gap has human consequences”: United Response’s reaction to Community Integrated Care’s Unfair to Care 2022–23 report

Coronavirus (COVID-19)

‘It is so nice to be recognised’: outstanding supported employment staff member recognised at national awards

“Forget jingle bells, alarm bells are ringing for social care this winter” – United Response responds to the Autumn Statement 2022

Urgent action needed now to address social care recruitment crisis

Disability hate crimes rise to record levels

The clock is ticking on the adult social care crisis

SEND reforms should follow six principles, say leading disability organisations in open letter to the Department for Education

£150 disability cost-of-living payment does not go far enough