2025 to 2026 marked the second full year of our 10-year strategy, An Equal Future.
Life costs more when you’re disabled. This year, we have worked to make the benefits system fairer and to ensure the government understands the need for change. We’ve pushed for better financial support for energy costs and supported disabled people in managing those costs.
We updated our Disability Price Tag analysis. We found that disabled households need an average of £1,095 more each month to have the same standard of living as non-disabled households. This strengthens the need for a reform in the benefits system.
We pushed for change with government. We acted fast in the face of the new government’s proposals to cut disability benefits. Our Cost of Cuts campaign helped thousands of people respond to the consultation. Over 100,000 people signed our petition. We brought campaigners to Parliament to share their experiences directly with MPs.
The Cost of Cuts campaign also brought in 61,147 new campaigners. Together, we're building a stronger movement to drive change for disabled people.
We asked people to share their experiences of claiming Personal Independence Payment (PIP) for the Timms Review. By April 2026, 2,675 people had acted. Their experiences are helping us influence the review and advocate for improvements to the benefits system for disabled people.
Our Future Proofing Benefits report highlighted the challenges disabled people face when claiming PIP. It recommended changes to make the system fairer and more accessible.
Scope’s Disability Energy Support service helps reduce the extra energy costs disabled people face.
The service supported 11,370 people. This was made possible through our work with Cadent, SGN, Wales & West Utilities and Northern Gas Networks.
At Scope, we believe every disabled person who wants to work should be able to find, stay in, and progress in a job that’s right for them.
Our employment services supported over 1,000 disabled people to move closer to employment. Nearly 300 secured jobs. And 67% stayed in work for 26 weeks or more.
We responded to the Government’s Pathways to Work Green Paper. While this focused on benefits reform, it also had important implications for employment.
We contributed to the Milburn Inquiry into young people and work. We submitted evidence on the barriers disabled people face in entering and staying in work.
We also submitted evidence to the Public Accounts Committee inquiry on the Access to Work scheme. This evidence highlighted how effectively employment support is working for disabled people.
Our flexible working consultation response had 66 total action takers by April 2026. Our campaigners shared their experiences, helping ensure plans are shaped by lived experience.
The Scope Awards celebrate the people and organisations who are working to end disability inequality. The Awards amplify disabled voices and share powerful stories of inclusion. By celebrating these successes, they help to challenge attitudes.
We received over 550 nominations for the 2026 Scope Awards. The Awards were hosted this year by disability activist, Paralympian and TV presenter, Ade Adepitan. The shortlist was full of incredible people. They represent the diverse range of experiences of the disabled community.
We increased our activity in communities around the country. We helped to change attitudes and influence decision-makers. We remain committed to co-producing the work we do with disabled people.
We also grew our membership to 2,559 and welcomed many new younger members.
We continued to deliver our race equity action plan and our wider commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion. We delivered training, workshops and reverse mentoring to build understanding and create a more inclusive culture. We strengthened leadership accountability for anti-racism and inclusion. And we continued to support our colleague networks, which play an important role in driving change.
We also took practical steps to make Scope a more inclusive place to work. This included improving accessibility, supporting more inclusive communications, introducing new tools and guidance, and using equality impact assessments to help ensure organisational changes were fair and inclusive.
In 2025 to 2026, we raised £39.7 million.
We are funded through:
Every pound we raise matters. We plan our spending carefully to achieve the greatest impact.
In 2025 to 2026, we spent £17.5 million on charitable activities.
For every £1 we spent in 2025 to 2026, 73p went to charitable activities.
We do not include the costs of running our shops in this calculation. Our shops help us raise funds and reach people in their communities. They also help signpost information, provide support, and engage people in our campaigns. Many shops offer volunteering and apprenticeship opportunities for disabled people.
As we enter the next financial year, we are focused on where we can make the greatest difference with disabled people. We will continue our work to end the disability price tag and close the disability employment gap. We also know that we must change attitudes across society to achieve progress in these areas.
We are ambitious about the change we can achieve. We will build on our progress by working with:
to create a fairer society for the UK's 16 million disabled people.