We provide financial support to ensure over 3,000 disabled people in Scotland and Northern Ireland have the ability to live independently.
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ALT A night photograph of a street-level bus shelter with two large, illuminated billboards side-by-side. Behind the modern shelter, lush green trees and purple flowering bushes are brightly lit. The left billboard features a red background with the text "Someone you know is a carer..." in a white typewriter font, set against black, label-style strips. The right billboard, also with a red background, displays the text "but do they know it yet?" in the same typewriter font on black strips. In the bottom-right corner of this billboard, a circular white logo features a red megaphone icon and the text "Carers Rights Day".
ALT Photo taken in Parliament Buildings, Stormont, with a smiling David McDonald and a number of his ILF friends and colleagues following the Disabled People’s Parliament in November 2025.
ALT Last year, what carers told us in State of Caring helped us to... provide evidence to the Scottish Government on the impact of caring on health and how the NHS can better support carers. Take part in the 2026 survey today!
ALT Man and a woman standing arm in arm waiting for a bus, the woman is using a crutch. Text promotes the Equality and Human Rights Commission's strategic plan.
ALT DfC Benefit Payment Dates graphic for 4 May Public Holiday. The graphic contains the DfC logo, an image of flowers and text that reads, “Benefit Payment Dates. May Public Holiday. If your payment is due on 4 May you will still be paid by that date. All benefits operate on different payment systems but you will not receive your payment later than the day it would normally be due.”
ALT Benefit payment information - Bank holiday on Monday 4 May
ALT Illustration of a house with a pound sign inside - Cost of living information and advice
ALT A map of the UK showing a warning area covering Northern Ireland, Scotland, parts of northern England and Wales for a wind warning. Up to 70 mph possible, then 80-90 mph in western Scotland.
