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An ombudsman has warned of the sharp rise in complaints he has received about how local authorities in England are charging disabled people for their care and support. Michael King, the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman, said there had been […]
Charging disabled people for their care and support is driving many of them into debt and forcing them to cut their spending on food or heating, according to new research by a network of disabled people’s organisations and their allies. The […]
More than half of people (58 per cent) who receive care and support services in England have seen their quality of life fall in the last year, according to a new survey by a disabled-led expert group. A similar survey carried […]