Care charges are driving disabled people into debt, says report
Charging disabled people for their care and support is driving many of them into debt…
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Budget 2018: Chancellor’s ‘end of austerity’ claim ‘rings hollow’ on social care
The chancellor’s claim that the “era of austerity is finally coming to an end” and…
Welsh government’s ‘ludicrous’ failure on independent living framework
The Welsh government has been criticised for a “ludicrous” and “insulting” failure to address the…
Tory conference: Government side-lines working-age social care… again
The health and social care secretary has side-lined the support needs of working-age disabled people…
Ministers quietly drop plans for ‘parallel process’ on working-age social care
Ministers have quietly decided to include the support needs of working-age disabled people in their…
MPs launch inquiry into care discrimination faced by LGBT service-users
Disabled activists have given a guarded welcome to the launch of a new inquiry by…
Government’s social care funding failure ‘is terrible news for disabled people’
Disabled campaigners have reacted with alarm to the government’s decision that it will not address…
Tens of thousands in debt to local councils over social care charges
More than 160,000 people are in debt to their local authority because of the charges…
Research shows huge postcode differences in NHS continuing healthcare
New research has shown that some people in England with complex health and social care…
‘Extraordinary’ government response to question over social care progress
The government has failed to set up a single committee involving experts from outside the…