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Care charges mean disabled people are facing unlawful discrimination on ‘unparalleled’ scale, says report

By John Pring on 1st August 2024 Category: Independent Living

Care charges mean disabled people are facing unlawful discrimination on ‘unparalleled’ scale, says report
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Disabled people across England are continuing to face unlawful discrimination and inequality on an “unparalleled” scale due to “unjust” social care charging policies, according to “deeply concerning” new research. The research by disabled people’s organisation Disability Law Service (DLS)* suggests that […]

Lib Dems’ free personal care pledge is ‘step in the right direction’, say disabled campaigners

By John Pring on 6th June 2024 Category: Independent Living

Lib Dems’ free personal care pledge is ‘step in the right direction’, say disabled campaigners
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Disabled people’s organisations have given a cautious but positive welcome to proposals from the Liberal Democrats to offer free personal care to all adults if they win power at the general election. In a policy pledge unlikely to be matched either […]

Care charge mystery as council takes hundreds of pounds a month from disabled woman for non-existent support

By John Pring on 16th May 2024 Category: Independent Living

Care charge mystery as council takes hundreds of pounds a month from disabled woman for non-existent support
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A disabled woman is being charged hundreds of pounds a month by her local council for care and support services she does not receive. City of Wolverhampton Council and Select Lifestyles, the company that provides her accommodation, have both been unable […]

Council ‘is riding roughshod’ over Care Act with draft care home policy

By John Pring on 1st February 2024 Category: Independent Living

Council ‘is riding roughshod’ over Care Act with draft care home policy
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A council has been told by disabled campaigners that a “discriminatory” draft policy that could force people with high support needs into residential care is “fundamentally flawed” and “rides roughshod” over its obligations under the Care Act. The grassroots group Bristol […]

Government could be forced into further delays to social care charging reforms, senior civil servant suggests

By John Pring on 25th January 2024 Category: Independent Living

Government could be forced into further delays to social care charging reforms, senior civil servant suggests
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The government could be forced into further delays to its social care charging reforms, if it decides under-pressure councils will not be able to cope with the “big new chunk” of “complicated work”, evidence from a senior civil servant suggests. Sir […]

Research exposes hardship and emotional harm caused by care charges

By John Pring on 23rd November 2023 Category: Independent Living

Research exposes hardship and emotional harm caused by care charges
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New research has exposed the financial hardship and emotional harm caused by charging working-age disabled people for their care and support. It is believed to be the first time that research has focused solely on how care charges impact on working-age […]

Liberal Democrats edge ahead of Labour on charging, with free personal care pledge

By John Pring on 28th September 2023 Category: Independent Living

Liberal Democrats edge ahead of Labour on charging, with free personal care pledge
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The Liberal Democrats have promised to introduce free personal care for all adults if they win power at the next general election, although there are question-marks over key details of their pledge. Party members this week approved a £5 billion-a-year plan […]

Successful care charging campaign ‘led to huge change’ in co-produced policy

By John Pring on 28th September 2023 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Successful care charging campaign ‘led to huge change’ in co-produced policy
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A disabled activist has told a major conference of disabled people’s organisations (DPOs) how a successful campaign to end discriminatory care charges in a London borough has led to powerful change in other key areas of independent living. Kevin Caulfield told […]

Tories and Labour silent on social care charging, a week before local elections

By John Pring on 27th April 2023 Category: Independent Living

Tories and Labour silent on social care charging, a week before local elections
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The Conservative and Labour parties have both refused to reveal their current policies on charging for adult social care, just days before local elections in England. Disability News Service (DNS) approached the four largest parties contesting next week’s elections – the […]

Labour-linked inquiry set to rule out scrapping care charges

By John Pring on 9th March 2023 Category: Independent Living

Labour-linked inquiry set to rule out scrapping care charges
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An inquiry that will have significant influence on Labour’s policy on independent living at the next general election is set to rule out scrapping care charges, according to a document leaked to Disability News Service. The document, a summary of a […]

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