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making meaningful connections that enhance your life through friendship and support

With online, phone, and in-person support*, you can build lasting connections, reduce isolation, improve well-being, and engage more with your community.

Our service, led by disabled people, prioritises inclusivity, accessibility, and meaningful connections.

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*Please note that our in-person support is provided on an availability basis and we are currently expanding our in-person support across London initially.

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Choose from a range of different Buddy services:

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Meet with your Buddy in person in your local area* and do activities together such as:

  • going for a walk

  • meeting for a coffee and a chat

  • trips to the cinema, theatre, concerts

  • going to sport events like football matches 

  • any other social activity

*Please note that our in-person support is provided on an availability basis and we are currently expanding our in-person support across London initially.

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Connect with a Buddy via virtual video call or online messaging (such as through WhatsApp or email).

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Chat with your Buddy over the phone about absolutely anything!

Examples of social and leisure activities Buddies can do together:

Request a Buddy for someone else

If you have a family member, someone you care for or work with that is disabled, you can refer them to our service.​

Buddying programme fees

At Buddies for All, we aim to keep our services as accessible and affordable as possible. We offer a range of flexible payment options to suit different circumstances and prices are available on request:

Payment options

 

​Clients can use their personal income or disability benefits to pay for our service. These include:

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  • Personal Independence Payments

  • Disability Living Allowance

  • Direct Payments from their Local Authority

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Prices for one hour of in-person Buddying is £30 per hour.​​ Prices for 30 minutes of telephone or 45 minutes of video call Buddying is £25.

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When signing up you will be entitled to 2 free sessions with your buddy.  One of these sessions is an introduction to set expectations with your buddy and the other free of charge session is to enjoy an activity of choice with the support of your buddy.

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After this you will be billed £30 an hour for each session. Discounts are available for bulk bookings. We also offer flexible payment options. Please email info@buddiesforall.org.uk for more information.

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Free buddying​

Presently, we do not have any grant funding to cover the cost of these sessions. For more information on our free services  please email: info@buddiesforall.org.uk

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Pay What You Can

We encourage all clients to contribute what they can to help sustain our service and support others in need. Every contribution makes a difference.

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Pay It Forward

Through our "Pay It Forward" model, generous donors can gift sessions to clients who may not otherwise afford support. This allows more people to benefit from our Buddying service.

We are committed to ensuring no one is left without support. If you have any questions about payment options, please get in touch.

Request a buddy form

Buddies for All is a social and leisure Buddying scheme that supports disabled people with all social and leisure activities. We support people with physical, sensory and hidden disabilities, such as chronic illnesses or neurological conditions, currently aged 18-65. However, as our organisation develops, it is our aim to provide a Buddy to as many disabled people as possible, at our discretion, based on the capabilities of our Buddies.

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Who we can support

You can have a Buddy if: 

  • You are a disabled person - you don't need to have a formal diagnosis

  • You want a buddy for a social or leisure activity 

  • You are aged 18-65  

 

Sorry, but we cannot offer a Buddy to you if: 

  • You do not consider yourself to be disabled

  • You have recently been detained or sectioned under the Mental Health Act

  • You need specialist support or advice to manage a mental health condition and it is not currently considered 'well managed'

  • You wish to attend hospital or other appointments 

  • Any personal care is needed and you do not have a carer to provide this for you

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Please note that all applications will be considered on a case-by-case basis, so if you're unsure if you are eligible, please still complete an application and we can advise accordingly. More information on our eligibility criteria can be found here https://www.buddiesforall.org.uk/buddying-programme or you can contact us at info@buddiesforall.org.uk if you are unsure.

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Buddies for All will contact you within 5-10 working days to discuss your requirements in greater detail.

Our Buddying Service Fees

 

​Payment options

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Clients can use their personal income or disability benefits to pay for our service. These include:

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  • Personal Independence Payments

  • Disability Living Allowance

  • Direct Payments from their Local Authority

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Prices for one hour of in-person Buddying is £30 per hour.

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Prices for 30 minutes of telephone or 45 minutes of video call Buddying is £25.

​​​

When signing up you will be entitled to 2 free sessions with your buddy.  One of these sessions is an introduction to set expectations with your buddy and the other free of charge session is to enjoy an activity of choice with the support of your buddy.

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After this you will be billed £30 an hour for each session. Discounts are available for bulk bookings. We also offer flexible payment options. Please email info@buddiesforall.org.uk for more information.

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Free buddying

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Presently, we do not have any grant funding to cover the cost of these sessions. For more information on our free services please email: info@buddiesforall.org.uk

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​​Pay What You Can – We encourage all clients to contribute what they can to help sustain our service and support others in need. Every contribution makes a difference.

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Pay It Forward – Through our "Pay It Forward" model, generous donors can gift sessions to clients who may not otherwise afford support. This allows more people to benefit from our Buddying service.

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We are committed to ensuring no one is left without support. If you have any questions about payment options, please get in touch with us at info@buddiesforall.org.uk.

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How We Use Your Information

The information you provide on this form will be kept secure and used only for the purpose of organising a Buddy to support you. For more information about how we will use your data, please read out Privacy Policy: https://www.buddiesforall.org.uk/privacy-policy.

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By completing this form, you acknowledge that you understand the above information.

If you need help completing this form

Please contact us if you need help by calling us on 0203 488 8629 or emailing us on info@buddiesforall.org.uk.

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Alternatively, you can request the form here and send the completed form to us at info@buddiesforall.org.uk.

Your details

Your gender

This helps us to match you with an appropriate Buddy - we match male clients to male Buddies, and female clients to female Buddies.

Your address
Birthday
Day
Month
Year

Please note that our Buddying service is only available to people aged 18-65.

We hope to keep you up to date with your match via email. We will also email you a confirmation when your request has been submitted to us. If you do not want to share your email address with us, or do not have one, please enter N/A - please ensure you provide a contact phone number below instead.

We may need to call you regarding your match - please provide the best contact number here.

About your needs and what you want from a Buddy

How would you like to engage with a Buddy?

Please choose as many options as you like.

What sort of social or leisure activities would you be interested in doing with your Buddy?

Please tick as many as you like.

Do you require any of the following adjustments?

Please select all that apply.

Your current circumstances

This helps us identify how you will pay for the service after the 5 week free period.

Will you be using a disability-related benefit (such as Personal Independence Payment) to pay for your Buddy service?
Yes, I will use my disability-related benefit (e.g., PIP, DLA, or Direct Payments).
No, I will pay using another method.
I'm not sure – I need more information.
I don’t receive any of these benefits.

For example, Disability Living Allowance, Direct Payment from your Local Authority, Personal Health Budget or Personal Independence Payment.

Consent

In order to provide a service for you, we need to record your personal details. Everything you tell us is treated confidentially and stored securely and you can ask to see a copy of your record at any time.


Full details about how we manage your personal data can be found on our website https://buddiesforall.org.uk/privacy-policy or by emailing us at info@buddiesforall.org.uk.

Please read and tick the following statements to indicate your consent for how we process your details and application to Buddies for All. If you have any questions about the statements, please contact us on info@buddiesforall.org.uk.

I am happy to be contacted about my request for a Buddy by:

Please tick as many options that apply.

Equality and diversity monitoring

To help us monitor who we support, please provide us with some further information.

Please indicate which of the following disabilities you have (formal diagnosis or self-diagnosis is acceptable):

Please select all that are applicable.

Please indicate your ethnicity:

This may be helpful when matching you with a suitable Buddy.

Signature

You can upload an image of your signature by clicking the 'Upload Image' link, or draw your signature into the box.

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