After waiting in anticipation we are now proud to announce the Winners of the 2011 National Independent Living Awards. Click 'find out more' to see the winners.

During October Breakthrough UK staff were involved in detailed discussions regarding future contracting arrangements with Manchester City Council.

Breakthrough UK was delighted to recently host an interesting and informative visit in August 2011, welcoming Commissioners and the disabled leader from the new Hartlepool Centre for Independent Living project on Teesside.

The Right to Control is a new legal right for disabled adults who live in Bury, Manchester, Oldham Stockport and Trafford. It aims to give you more choice over the support you get and more control in your daily life. The Government has decided to extend this Right to existing customers, so if you receive support from Access to Work; Work Choice; Adult Social Care; Disabled Facilities Grant; Independent Living Fund and Supporting People, and would like to know more, contact the Right to Control Team.

This is an agreement between Family Carer’s Organisations, Disabled People’s Organisations, Deaf People’s Organisations and User Led Organisations. It is a set of standards that disabled and Deaf people’s organisations and family carer’s organisations in North West England have signed up to.