Published: December 18, 2014
Grapevine are now full members of the Helplines Partnership, a membership body for helplines based in the UK. As members it is recognised we adhere to best practice within our…
Published: December 17, 2014
Please take a look at the Winter edition of Lothian Disability Newsletter below, there is also a plain text version for screen readers. Please circulate through your relevant networks. Newsletter…
Published: November 27, 2014
LCiL has responded to the CEC budget consultation and is encouraging other organisations and individuals to do the same. You can read our response on the E-library here Consultation responses…
Published: September 18, 2014
The LCiL Newsletter Autumn 2014 is hot off the press, containing articles on the Care Charge Petition, Independent review of Personal Independence Payment and a survey on how to improve the…
Published: September 16, 2014
Last month Grapevine, LCiL’s information and advice service, jointly hosted a consultation event with Inclusion Scotland to hear what people’s experiences have been of claiming the replacement disability benefit Personal…
Published: August 29, 2014
The list of care agencies has been updated and expanded upon. If you would like an up to date copy, please contact Grapevine using one of the options below: Tel:…
Published: July 25, 2014
Statistics from the UK Government’s Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) show a 65 per cent rise in the number of disabled people receiving sanctions for jobseeker’s allowance between 2009…
Published: July 24, 2014
PIP started to replace Disability Living Allowance (DLA) in April 2013. For many people affected it has been a stressful and worrying time. The first Independent Review of PIP has…