Mencap

Mencap supports people with a learning disability through personal support services, campaigning and work with families and community partners. Its published services include support in family homes, independent living, shared homes, supported living and residential care, alongside a Learning Disability Helpline.

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Mencap supports people with a learning disability through personal support services, campaigning and work with families and community partners. Its published services include support in family homes, independent living, shared homes, supported living and residential care, alongside a Learning Disability Helpline.

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Mencap describes its Network Partners as affiliated but independently run charities with their own governance and strategy

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Country (Wikidata; date unspecified)

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United Kingdom

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Headquarters location (Wikidata; date unspecified)

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London

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Inception (Wikidata)

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1946

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Learning Disability Helpline

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Learning Disability Helpline: A free advice and support service for people with a learning disability and their families and carers.

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Legal form (Wikidata; date unspecified)

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charitable organization

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Official website (Wikidata; date unspecified)

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https://www.mencap.org.uk/

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Personal support services

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Personal support services: Support tailored to individual needs in settings including family homes, independent or shared homes, supported living and residential care.

Provider-described service settings; individual eligibility, availability, care quality and suitability are not established.

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Published overview

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Mencap supports people with a learning disability through personal support services, campaigning and work with families and community partners. Its published services include support in family homes, independent living, shared homes, supported living and residential care, alongside a Learning Disability Helpline.

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Reviewed against captured first-party source passages by an assistant. This records the organization’s published description; it does not establish independent corroboration or a legal-register match.

Reviewed 2026-10-19 · Review due 2027-01-17 · Version 1

Target audience

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People with a learning disability, their families and carers

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Reviewed 2026-10-19 · Review due 2027-01-17 · Version 1

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