Buddies for All research questionnaire.

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At Buddies for All we recognise the effect that the Covid-19 pandemic and lockdown has had on disabled people's lives such as its disabled founder David Bourroughs. Piloting in the London borough of Lewisham and surrounding areas, with plans to expand across London, we want to design a service which reflects disabled people's needs and interests, as well as reaching people who need support with their mental health.

Our aim, therefore, is to match a disabled person or someone experiencing challenges around their mental health, with a volunteer buddy. We want to provide personalised and tailored telephone, online and in person support, thereby helping our target audience reach their potential. Telephone and online support will be rolled out nationally working in conjunction with in person support offered locally.

If you are a disabled person, a friend or family member, someone who supports a disabled person, or someone who needs support with their mental health, this survey is for you. The answers you provide and the data we collect will be anonymised and only used to help us develop our service. Please help us today by answering as many questions as you can below so we can offer the support of a volunteer buddy to disabled people in the future.

1. Do you consider yourself disabled?

Yes

Rather not say

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2. Which of these best describes you?

Disabled person

Potential user of Buddies for All

Potential buddy

Family member / friend of a disabled person

Someone who needs support with their mental health

Health professional

Social Worker

Other:

3. How old are you?

18-24

25-29

30-34

35-39

40-44

45-49

50+

Rather not say

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4. If applicable, which London borough do you / they currently live?

5. What community support services currently exist for you or the people you support in your local area?

6. What social activities would you like Buddies for All to offer most? You can tick as many activities as you like. *

Going for a walk

Going to a concert

Going to a football match

Going to the cinema

Going out to eat

Attending a class activity together such as cooking

Having a night out

Weekly telephone chats

Chats via online messenger groups or forums

Other:

Required

7. Are there any other daily living tasks or activities that you feel a volunteer buddy could help a disabled person with such as handyperson or gardening services?

8. In what other ways do you think Buddies for All could offer support to you or the people you support?

9. How often might you or the person you support use Buddies For All?

Once a week

Once a month

Every few months

A few times a year

As much as possible

Clear selection

10. If you answered as much as possible, please specify how often you would like support.

11. As a disabled person would you like to be a buddy as well as have a buddy?

Yes

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12. If you became a buddy how would you like to support a disabled person?

As a volunteer buddy

As a paid buddy

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13. Buddies for All is a not for profit organisation known as a community interest company that would rely on financial contributions to provide a tailored service. Therefore, would you or someone you support be happy to make a financial contribution when using Buddies for All? *

Yes

14. If yes, how much would you / they be willing to contribute?

Less than £5 an activity

More than £5 an activity

Less than £10 an activity

More than £10 an activity

It depends on the activity that I / they wanted to do with the volunteer buddy

I / they would be happy to cover the expenses of a volunteer buddy

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15. Before lockdown, what was your average monthly spend on social and community activities?

£1-£10

£11-£20

£21-£30

£31-£40

£41-£50

More than £50 a month

Rather not say

Other:

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16. Given your monthly spend on social activities, would you or the disabled person you support be willing to sign up to a monthly subscription to Buddies for All? This could contribute towards the cost of answering telephone enquiries, producing a e-newsletter, or most importantly, providing tailored support for outings. *

Yes

Other:

17. If yes, how much might you / they be willing to contribute each month?

£4.99 for 1 activity per month with a buddy + expenses

£9.99 for 2 activities per month with a buddy + expenses

£14.99 for 3 activities per month with a buddy + expenses

£19.99 for 4 activities per month with a buddy + expenses

I would prefer to pay for each activity separately

I would not pay anything

Other:

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18. Would you or your care provider be willing to contribute to this service using a proportion of a direct payment or social care package?

Yes

Other:

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19. If no, how else do you think Buddies for All could / should be funded?

20. Do you have any other comments or suggestions about the idea of a buddying service for disabled people?

To stay up to date with our future work, please leave your e-mail address below. Your contact details will only be used to keep you informed about our buddying service. You can opt out at anytime by emailing david@buddiesforall.org.uk. If you preferred not to answer some of the questions or selected rather not say, where applicable and want to tell us why, please also let us know. Finally, if you would like to volunteer for Buddies for All, please visit https://buddiesforall.org.uk and complete the contact form at the bottom of the homepage. Thank you for taking part.

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