The 'activity gap' and why sport is essential for mental health and social connection.
, gathered from a survey of over 2,000 disabled people, highlights that there is a huge need to reduce disabled people’s cost of living and risk of loneliness to improve overall activity levels.The survey’s findings indicate that among other concerns, financial barriers are impacting disabled people’s activity levels. In fact, 37% of disabled respondents said that the cost of living crisis has affected how active they are, compared to 32% of non-disabled people.
The Activity Alliance survey found that memberships, concessions, and more disposable income would have the most impact for empowering disabled people to be more active. In fact, disabled people are more likely to want to spend more on physical activities than non-disabled people but for 37%, there are worries that being more active would result in benefits or financial assistance being taken away.
We urge leaders and organisations to read the report and see what immediate changes they can make with a plan to achieve long-term goals.”Contributors to the report spoke directly with Activity Alliance to discuss what sports means to them and their communities.
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