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![The questions and/or themes of this questionnaire could be used for internal discussions among members, to build common understandings, campaigns, and more.
Disabled People's Organisations and other collectives:
If the collective decides to contribute to this project, a few ideas/options are available here (as alternatives to submitting individual responses). If you'd like to suggest any other ideas and ways of responding to the questions included in the questionnaire, please email ioana[dot]chis[at]glasgow[dot]com](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:kavble3cgbwnxpdehw3hico7/bafkreibygqnvy56av2rzjzgih2xs4yttgwm4fyckgke7vd7lpfpp5vvun4)
![Phase 2 - open now!
Group discussions
Email ioana.chis[at]glasgow.ac.uk to indicate your interest
About the research:
At a time when disabled people are doing more (paid and unpaid) activities than ever before, while access to meaningful rest and free time is increasingly denied and scrutinised, this study explores the experiences of rest and free time in the lives of disabled people in the UK. One of the publications of this project will be a Manifesto for Rest and Free Time from a disability politics perspective.
Compensation for participation in 2-hour online group discussions: £40 Love2Shop vouchers (other options can also be explored)
You can join if you:
self-identify as being disabled and/or chronically ill, learning disabled, neurodivergent, d/Deaf, having impairments, experiencing mental distress (or use other similar self-identification terms) and
are over the age of 18 and live in the UK
Researcher: Ioana Cerasella Chis
Email: ioana.chis[at]glasgow.ac.uk](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:kavble3cgbwnxpdehw3hico7/bafkreic7ovudmpay5mgzsufi6qp4ic2htemqllv63tein5frbzvj5ccooy)
![The proportion of GDP (the size of the country’s economy in a particular year) spent on social security, according to the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR): 2010-11: 12.0%, 2011-12: 12.0%, 2012-13: 12.1%, 2013-14: 11.7%, 2014-15: 11.5%, 2015-16: 11.3%, 2016-17: 10.9%, 2017-18: 10.5%, 2018-19: 10.3%. 2019-20: 10.2%, 2020-21: 11.9%, 2021-22: 10.4%, 2022-23: 10.0%, 2023-24: 10.9%, 2024-25: 10.7%, 2025-26 (latest OBR forecast): 10.9%, 2026-27 (latest OBR forecast): 11.2%, 2027-28 (latest OBR forecast): 11.1%, 2028-29 (latest OBR forecast): 11.0%, 2029-30 (latest OBR forecast): 11.1%, 2030-31 (latest OBR forecast): 11.2% [see chart 5.2, Economic and fiscal outlook – October 2024 and table 4.1, Economic and Fiscal Outlook – March 2026]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:kavble3cgbwnxpdehw3hico7/bafkreigxxerpomppgsvojpkd5rqtlicq54ftsy3z5p5fmeq3tpk4zv4fei)
