People on PIP could save over £700 this year through new disabled discount scheme
Millions of disabled people could save money on groceries, travel, utilities and much more every month.
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People on disability benefits including Personal Independence Payment (PIP), Adult Disability Payment (ADP), Attendance Allowance, Disability Living Allowance (DLA) and more, can join a unique scheme which gives them exclusive discounts off top brands online. Purpl is a small start up run by disabled people aiming to offset the extra costs of living as a disabled person through discounts.
The latest figures from Purpl show that disabled people could save over £700 this year by using the full range of Purpl discounts. More than 25,000 people have signed up to the platform since it launched last July, giving them access to discounts with hundreds of retailers and brands including Boots, Currys, Debenhams, Ninja UK, Sky, Poundland and Virgin Media.
Without any major lifestyle change, disabled people can save on most, if not every spending category including groceries, transport, utilities and more. There are too many to list here, but the website has a handy A to Z and a full category guide, which you can view here.
Purpl also has a range of advice and guides for disabled people around money, benefits, grants and extra support to help with the additional costs of living with a disability, long-term illness or physical or mental health condition.
Access to Purpl's discounts costs £9.99 per year, but for a limited time it only costs £4.99.
Purpl explains that people using four discount codes per month, saving an average of £15 per code will save over £700 during the course of a year.
The Purpl website is easy to navigate and fully accessible, with easy to follow instructions on how to join - basically take a picture of your disability document and pay the membership fee.
These include:
Blue Badge (photo side)
Disabled bus pass
Disabled rail card
Access card
CEA card
PIP, ADP, DLA or Child Disability Payment award letter
Attendance Allowance letter
War pension (disability component) letter
Access to work / ESA letter
A full guide on how to join can be found here.
For anyone worried about sending key information to Purpl, the website explains: 'When you upload the photo of your document, you want to know that it's safe and that we protect your privacy.
'All of our systems and storage are protected and encrypted to the high standard you would expect them to be. When you upload your document photo, we only keep it long enough to read it and collect the information we need from it to verify your account. Once we have this, the document photo is permanently deleted.'
Founder of Purpl, Georgina, has Multiple Sclerosis and ADHD, she explained the reason behind creating a discount website for disabled people: 'After becoming diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, I realised how expensive life is as a disabled person. Take me as an example, I spend money every month on therapies. I go to neuro-physiotherapy twice a month, as well as having sports massages, chiropractic appointments and other alternative therapies.
"I need my heating on more as my body does not function well in the cold. I spend money on equipment like walking aids and assisted technologies as well as on supplements and 'free from' food. These are not luxuries for me, they help reduce the inflammation and spasticity in my body which keeps me able to move more and improves my quality of life."
Georgia continued: 'With the current talks about welfare support, disabled people may have even more financial pressure in the future. I hope that through Purpl, we can help disabled people with their everyday expenses so life is a little easier and more affordable.
"As we continue to grow, I'm excited to invite more brands to the platform so disabled people can save on the brands they use regularly.'
Full details on all discounts and how to join can be found on the Purpl Disabled Discounts website here.
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