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Where are we now? The benefits U-turn unpacked

Planned changes to disability benefits are in disarray after a last minute U-turn by government in response to widespread campaigning and the concerns of many of its own MPs.

Posted Thursday, 3 July 2025 News type: News story

UK Government concessions not enough: Help maintain pressure on MPs to vote against damaging benefit cuts

Thanks to your persistent campaigning, the UK Government is offering major concessions to its planned cuts to health and disability benefits. But the concessions don’t go far enough. We need your support in maintaining pressure on MPs to vote against the Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment bill on Tuesday 1 July. No one with sight loss, now or in the future, should be pushed into poverty by the cuts or lose out on essential support to live independently.

Posted Friday, 27 June 2025 News type: News story

Mayobridge woman Aoife’s ‘Sight Towards the Summit’ challenge raises over £45,500 for sight loss charity RNIB

This May, 28 year old Aoife McGlade from Mayobridge (in Northern Ireland), alongside family and friends, took on an incredible challenge to raise funds for the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB): climbing the highest peaks across the UK and Ireland.

Posted Wednesday, 25 June 2025 News type: Press release

Time to act: Ask your MP to vote against the Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment bill

On 18 June, we saw the detail of how the UK Government intends to make changes to Universal Credit (UC) and Personal Independence Payments (PIP). We’re gravely concerned these sweeping cuts to health and disability benefits could significantly affect many blind and partially sighted people. MPs are set to vote on these plans within the next two to three weeks, and we’re calling on supporters to join us in opposing the cuts.

Posted Wednesday, 18 June 2025 News type: News story

Edinburgh's iconic floral clock celebrates 200 years of braille

Edinburgh’s iconic floral clock- the oldest in the world- is marking 200 years of braille, the tactile code that enables blind and partially sighted people to read by touch.

Posted Wednesday, 18 June 2025 News type: News story

Poppy’s inspiring journey to skiing success

Poppy Watton, 13, from Donaghcloney, who has a visual impairment, has for the third consecutive year become the Northern Ireland Senior School Girl Ski Champion at the Ski Club of Northern Ireland, with dreams of securing Olympic gold.

Posted Wednesday, 18 June 2025 News type: Press release

Free Telephone Course Helps People Adapt to Life with Sight Loss

A free four-week telephone course for anyone experiencing sight loss, as well as family members and close friends, is helping to improve the lives of blind and partially sighted participants.

Posted Wednesday, 18 June 2025

Every Thursday at 11am, something quietly powerful happens across Scotland

RNIB Talk and Support group, and for many, it’s become the most meaningful conversation of their week.

Posted Wednesday, 18 June 2025 News type: News story