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for disabled people in Sheffield
Blog Archive
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Have Your Say on City Centre Access Plan
15 August 2025
Following the first stage of consultation last Winter, Sheffield City Council have produced a first draft of their plan for the City Centre. They are seeking further feedback in a survey before the plan is finalised and holding in person events over the summer in the city centre.
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Care Workforce Pathway Survey
29 July 2025
Disability Positive is working with Skills for Care on research about Personal Assistants. They want to find out whether having PAs as a formal ‘Role Category’ in the ‘Care Workforce Pathway’ is helping PAs to develop as professionals.
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Community Transport Consultation
28 July 2025
South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority are consulting with registered users and non-users of Community Transport to help them and the local Community Transport operators understand how customers use Community Transport and any potential barriers. Sheffield Transport 4 All is also offering an opportunity for more comprehensive feedback.
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PIP Survey Impact
17 July 2025
The main thing we want you to hear from us is a BIG thank you to those individuals who responded to our recent survey on the proposed disability cuts. It was no doubt a sensitive and frustrating topic on which to share your experience so it’s important to share with you a flavour of what happened afterwards. We believe your responses have helped to make a difference!
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You Can Help to Fight the Cuts.
18 June 2025
What do you use your Personal Independent Payment daily living component for? Please let us know in our short anonymous survey. We can then present evidence of the impact on you and the local economy -the people we employ, the services and goods we purchase – to a range of decision makers and people in power. The survey closes on 25th June. Your participation can make a real difference, thank you
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Give Your Feedback on Your Direct Payment
20 May 2025
Take a few minutes to share your thoughts on your care and support by completing Sheffield City Council’s Direct Payment survey. Let them know what’s working and what can be improved! Your feedback will be used to inform discussions at their first Direct Payment Provider Forum in September. The survey is open until 1st September.
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Help to Create a Fairer Benefits System
26 February 2025
Disability Rights UK (DR UK) is urging disabled people and organisations to take part in a survey and online focus groups in March. The Commission on Social Security, a group of people with lived experience of the benefits system are developing a proposal for an Additional Costs Disability Payment to replace Personal Independence Payment (PIP), aiming to create a fairer, more dignified, and supportive system.
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Help Shape Online Information for Palliative and End of Life Care
20 February 2025
NHS South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board are conducting a survey to understand how they should best provide information online about palliative and end of life care. Whether you are receiving care, supporting a loved one, or a carer, your thoughts and experiences can help to develop better online information that reflects people’s needs.
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Equipment and Adaptations Policy Survey
07 January 2025
Are you a Sheffield City Council Social Housing Tenant? Have you had your say on their new draft Equipment and Adaptations Policy? By completing their survey you will help the Council make sure that their policy is easy to understand. The survey closes on the 24th of January.
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The Big Public Transport Survey.
28 November 2024
People with a learning disability are being asked what they think about the public transport system and how it can be improved. Mencap has set up The Big Public Transport Survey to find out your views.
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