Government announces plans for extension of personal health budgets
The government wants to increase the number of people who use personal health budgets (PHBs)…
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Council ‘pays Capita to cut care packages’
A local authority has employed the outsourcing giant Capita to clear a backlog of annual…
MPs must accept fundamental flaws of personal budgets, says Beresford
A leading disabled academic has urged MPs to dismiss the conclusions of the public spending…
Trio seek court backing to fend off council’s DPO ban
Three disabled people are taking legal action against a council that has banned them and…
Shocking survey results show ‘yawning gap’ between Care Act and real life
Nearly half of disabled people receiving care and support from their local authority say their…
Real DPO fends off POhWER bid after mayor’s intervention
A local disabled people’s organisation (DPO) has succeeded in fending off a national charity that…
Co-op pioneers set to ‘reignite debate’ on direct payments
A pioneering project to set up a user-controlled cooperative should boost the number of disabled…