Independent Lives is looking for passionate individuals to become trustees. Use your skills to create meaningful change in peoples lives.

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Independent Lives is looking for passionate individuals to become trustees. Use your skills to create meaningful change in peoples lives.

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Working together to change lives

Independent Lives is a user-led charity working to change the lives of disabled people, people with support needs and carers. Our vision is for a fair society where everyone can participate and has the opportunity to fulfil their potential.

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Services

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PA Pages

Independent Lives operate a separate website devoted to the management of Direct Payments and the recruitment of personal assistants.

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Friends of Independent Lives

Friends of Independent Lives is our free membership programme which aims to allow as many people as possible to help shape the services which we provide.

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Careers

Independent Lives employs a diverse workforce across a variety of roles. We offer our staff great benefits and career progression opportunities.

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Latest news

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Jan 29 2025

Independent Lives joins protest to demand fair funding for social care

January 29, 2025

Today, staff from Independent Lives joined fellow voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) learning disability providers, care workers, and people who use social care services outside Chichester County Hall to demand an appropriate fee uplift in ...

Sep 25 2024

East Sussex County Council to host personal assistant events

September 25, 2024

Two free events - taking place in October – aimed at supporting personal assistants and Micro Providers in East Sussex have been announced. East Sussex County Council has organised two events in Eastbourne and Bexhill in ...

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Sep 10 2024

Neeraj’s story

September 10, 2024

In our latest story of Independent Lives, we spoke to Neeraj. Neeraj lives in Southampton with his family and has been a PA since 2019. While working in America as a dentist, Neeraj met his wife, ...