Purpl & Disability News

We are thrilled to announce that Purpl has won the Social Impact Award at the European Rakuten Golden Links Awards 2025, held on Wednesday 19th March in London. The Social Impact Award recognises brands who are making a positive difference in the world, highlighting conscious consumerism and societal outcomes and so it means a lot […]

We have been waiting with baited breath and scared by the guesswork and titbits that have been released into the press, but in the past hour, Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall has announced her plans for benefits reform and we will try to explain those changes for you. Charles Gillies, policy co-chair at the Disability […]

Naidex is the UK’s leading event in empowering and supporting the disabled community at the Birmingham NEC on 19th-20th March 2025, and Purpl will be there! Naidex has so many businesses attending with invaluable support, resources, and inspiration for the disabled community. Whether you’re living with a disability, a carer, or supplying products and services to […]

Our post today comes from Andrew Douglass, CEO & Founder of Parallel Lifestyle. Parallel is a disability lifestyle brand with purpose & an attitude of no limits living. One of the biggest social problems in the world is disability inclusion. As a social enterprise, our simple aim is to support D/deaf, disabled and neurodiverse people […]

Don’t get caught out, act now!

Purpl is thrilled to announce that our founder, Georgina Colman, is a finalist in the Leader category at the upcoming Disability Smart Awards. This award recognises inspirational leaders who are driving the disability inclusion agenda to bring about positive change and break down the barriers experienced by disabled people. The recognition of Georgina in this category highlights her […]

In April, the Energy Price Cap is set to rise again, we know this will be causing stress and anxiety for our members and so we wanted to try and explain what the price cap rise may mean for you and what you can do about it. On 25 February 2025, Ofgem announced a 6.4% […]

Hello everyone, After months of speculation and much worry and concern from the disabled community, there has finally been an update on PIP and Welfare Cuts for 2025 and I wanted to share the news with our community so we can begin to talk about the fears of disabled people in the UK. We have […]