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What's it like to apply for Adult Disability Payment?
Kirsten shared her experience of the application process for this Social Security Scotland benefit, and how advocacy supported her.
Government delays long-awaited implementation of Liberty Protection Safeguards (LPS)
The government has announced it will delay the implementation of Liberty Protection Safeguards (LPS).
"Set up to fail:" how advocacy supported Lea to maintain a relationship with her baby
Lea visits her baby at a contact centre, but when the times of her visits changed, Lea felt this was unfair.
Working in partnership: connecting with the community in Edinburgh
VoiceAbility are working with The Salvation Army in Edinburgh to help local people access benefits advocacy at the same time as other…
Bringing Scottish Mental Health Law in line with international human rights standards
The Scottish Mental Health Law Review, published September 22, is the first major review of mental health and capacity law in Scotland for…
Speak Out Cambridgeshire at event on preparing for adulthood
Speak Out leaders from Cambridgeshire visited St Ives to offer top tips on housing and employment.
"By the end of our conversations I felt calm:" how advocacy supported Chas to speak up
When Chas wanted to complain about his GP practice, he knew what he wanted to say, but not how to say it.
VoiceAbility joins challenge to government's anti-refugee bill
More than 320 groups and prominent people united ahead of the Illegal Refugee Bill’s second reading.
"It’s made a massive impact on my son’s life:" how Nicola used advocacy to apply for Scottish benefits
Read Nicola’s experience of making an application for Child Disability Payment.
Scottish Parliamentary reception introduces benefits advocacy to MSPs
The reception brought MSPs, advocates, local organisers and people using benefits advocacy together.
Meet Cleo, volunteer peer mentor in Camden
Cleo shares her experience of volunteering as a mental health peer mentor.