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Five people wearing pink RNIB t-shirts and holding signs protesting railway stations ticket office closures, stand outside the Department for Transport.
Five people wearing pink RNIB t-shirts and holding signs protesting railway stations ticket office closures, stand outside the Department for Transport.

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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…

Posted Friday, 27 June 2025 News type: News story

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…

Posted Wednesday, 18 June 2025 News type: News story

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…

Posted Wednesday, 11 June 2025 News type: News story

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…

Posted Wednesday, 11 June 2025 News type: News story

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…

Posted Wednesday, 21 May 2025 News type: News story

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.

Posted Friday, 16 May 2025 News type: Press release

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…

Posted Wednesday, 14 May 2025 News type: News story

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.

Posted Friday, 9 May 2025 News type: News story