Merton Centre for Independent Living (Merton CIL) hopes to raise over £1,000 to continue our work increasing independence and inclusion for local Deaf and Disabled people over the next two years.

Merton CIL has welcomed requirements for a minimum of 2 metres space on pavements in new rules on street trading but called for more to be done to keep pavements clear.

Merton CIL contacted the Conservatives, Green Party, Labour and Liberal Democrat parties and candidates asking them to pledge to 6 actions if they are successful in the council elections next month. You can read more about our pledges here - https://bit.ly/3F1DPT3 We are happy to share responses from all parties contacted.

Merton CIL has written to the borough's two Members of Parliament to urge them to support changes to make social care charges fair. The government has put forward the Health and Care Bill which will bring in a range of changes to adult social care. Merton CIL believes that there should not be charges for social care services, in the same way there are no changes for health services and has written to local MPs Stephen Hammond and Siobhain McDonagh to urge them to support changes to the Bill to at least make the current system fairer and to look at ending charges altogether.