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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 concessio…
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…
What you need to know following the UK Government’s spending review
Chancellor Rachel Reeves today announced the Spending Review, setting out budgets for government departments through to 2029. RNIB welcomes investment in the N…
How we’re influencing the UK Government’s "Keep Britain Working" review
The Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) recently hosted an employment roundtable, in our London office, bringing together colleagues from nine nati…
All aboard? Our new report on navigating bus travel with sight loss
Buses are the most used form of public transport for blind and partially sighted people, and provide a vital service in getting to work, being able to attend h…
EastEnders airing visual impairment storyline
EastEnders is working with the Royal National Institute of Blind People on aa story centred around Lauren and Peter’s newborn son.
A recap of the 2025 local elections in England
Local elections took place in many areas across England on 1 May. Throughout the build up to election day, we worked to make the voting experience for blind an…
The NHS 10-Year Health Plan: What do blind and partially sighted people want it to include?
In late 2024 and early 2025, a major public consultation was held to inform the shaping of a new NHS 10 Year Plan for England, due to be published this June.