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Tory conference: Solution to social care crisis ‘may finally be within reach’

By John Pring on 3rd October 2019 Category: Independent Living

Tory conference: Solution to social care crisis ‘may finally be within reach’
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A permanent solution to the social care funding crisis may finally be within reach, with growing calls for proposals that would include free social care, according to a former adviser to the Tory health and social care secretary. Richard Sloggett, who […]

Will new ‘serious case panel’ probe benefit-related deaths? DWP stays silent

By John Pring on 5th September 2019 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Will new ‘serious case panel’ probe benefit-related deaths? DWP stays silent
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The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) appears to have secured funding to set up an independent panel to examine cases where its own failings have led to the deaths of benefit claimants. Although DWP refused to provide any details on […]

DWP ‘hypocrite’ ministers refuse to be held to same safety standards as social media

By John Pring on 11th April 2019 Category: Politics

DWP ‘hypocrite’ ministers refuse to be held to same safety standards as social media
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Ministers have been branded “hypocrites” for rejecting the idea that the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) should be held responsible for benefit-related deaths, despite their government calling for social media managers to be held criminally responsible for safeguarding failures. Home […]

Sharp fall in disability hate crime referrals by police

By John Pring on 18th October 2018 Category: Crime

Sharp fall in disability hate crime referrals by police
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The Home Office has been unable to explain why the number of disability hate crime cases referred to prosecutors by the police plunged last year by nearly a quarter, and why successful prosecutions of such offences fell even more sharply. In […]

‘Meagre’ extra social care funding ‘will do nothing to solve crisis’

By John Pring on 22nd December 2016 Category: Independent Living

‘Meagre’ extra social care funding ‘will do nothing to solve crisis’
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“Meagre” new funding announced by the government will do nothing to solve the “full-blown social care crisis”, disabled campaigners have warned. They spoke out after the government announced that it would ring-fence an extra £240 million for councils to spend on […]

Tory conference: Mowat hides from heat over social care crisis

By John Pring on 6th October 2016 Category: Independent Living

Tory conference: Mowat hides from heat over social care crisis
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The Conservative party has refused to explain why ministers appear to have dodged any mention or discussion of the social care crisis at this week’s annual conference. Health secretary Jeremy Hunt, who has responsibility for both health and social care, delivered […]

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