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Gloom and despair over Streeting’s ‘deeply disappointing’ decision to delay social care reform

By John Pring on 9th January 2025 Category: Independent Living

Gloom and despair over Streeting’s ‘deeply disappointing’ decision to delay social care reform
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Disabled campaigners have reacted with despair and exasperation to the government’s “deeply disappointing” announcement that it is delaying long-term reform of the adult social care system in England. Instead of announcing immediate plans for long-term reform, health and social care secretary […]

Government scraps plans to improve accessible housing scheme

By John Pring on 6th July 2023 Category: Housing

Government scraps plans to improve accessible housing scheme
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The government has abandoned its pledge to consult on three improvements to the scheme that funds disabled people to make access improvements to their homes, Disability News Service can reveal. Ministers promised in their People at the Heart of Care white […]

Round-up: Unheard voices, a new manifesto for Wales… and Unlimited goes digital

By John Pring on 10th December 2020 Category: Human Rights

Round-up: Unheard voices, a new manifesto for Wales… and Unlimited goes digital
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More must be done to meet the needs of disabled members of the Gypsy Roma Traveller (GRT) community and to hear their voices, according to ground-breaking, user-led research. The report concludes that disabled people from the GRT community are put off […]

Disabled facilities grants need fresh approach and fairer formula, says review

By John Pring on 13th December 2018 Category: Housing

Disabled facilities grants need fresh approach and fairer formula, says review
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The government should implement major changes to the scheme that provides funding for disabled people in England to make access improvements to their homes, according to an independent review. Among the suggested improvements, the review says the government should increase the […]

Council’s disabled facilities grant investment leads to ‘unprecedented’ improvements

By John Pring on 19th July 2018 Category: Housing

Council’s disabled facilities grant investment leads to ‘unprecedented’ improvements
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A local authority says it has achieved an “unprecedented” improvement in waiting-times for disabled people seeking grants to make their homes accessible. Ashford Borough Council in Kent decided last October to invest an extra £200,000 capital funding in the disabled facilities […]

Disabled people face ‘hidden crisis’ in accessible housing

By John Pring on 17th May 2018 Category: Housing

Disabled people face ‘hidden crisis’ in accessible housing
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Disabled people have been left “demoralised and frustrated” by the housing system and face a “chronic shortage” of accessible homes, according to a new report by the equality and human rights watchdog. More than 350,000 disabled people in England have unmet […]

Government ‘could have saved £48 billion on social care’ with full funding of DFGs

By John Pring on 11th August 2016 Category: Housing

Government ‘could have saved £48 billion on social care’ with full funding of DFGs
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The government could have saved nearly £48 billion in social care costs over five years if it had funded all the work needed to make disabled people’s homes more accessible, according to a new user-led campaigning website. The calculations have been […]

Eight days after spending review, ministers still cannot answer ILF funding question

By John Pring on 4th December 2015 Category: Independent Living

Eight days after spending review, ministers still cannot answer ILF funding question
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A government department has refused again to provide any details that would clarify vital disability-related announcements made by George Osborne in last week’s spending review. For the second week running, the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) has been unable […]

Spending review: Mystery over accessible housing pledges

By John Pring on 27th November 2015 Category: Housing

Spending review: Mystery over accessible housing pledges
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The government appears to have committed to funding two new measures aimed at tackling the shortage of accessible housing for disabled and older people. Announcing the results of the spending review, which detail the government’s spending plans until the next general […]

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