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Disabled people and allies are hoping that a new national network will support service-users who are constantly battling their local authority over their social care packages. The Care Net is particularly focusing on disabled people who use direct payments to arrange […]
Disabled people across England are continuing to face unlawful discrimination and inequality on an “unparalleled” scale due to “unjust” social care charging policies, according to “deeply concerning” new research. The research by disabled people’s organisation Disability Law Service (DLS)* suggests that […]
The first king’s speech of the new government has confirmed fears that Labour has no immediate plans to address the social care crisis or to take other decisive action on disability rights. Although some of the new bills announced yesterday (Wednesday) […]
The Green party has promised that its MPs will push for a five per cent increase in the level of disability benefits, free personal care for adults, and more money to support disabled children in mainstream schools. The party’s manifesto, published […]
A local authority has apologised for postponing the scrapping of all charges for care and support for disabled people in their own homes. Tower Hamlets council, in east London, which is run by the Aspire party, led by former Labour politician […]
A disabled woman is being charged hundreds of pounds a month by her local council for care and support services she does not receive. City of Wolverhampton Council and Select Lifestyles, the company that provides her accommodation, have both been unable […]
A council has been accused of using underhand tactics to cut millions of pounds from support packages and push disabled people into residential care, despite being forced to withdraw a controversial policy that could have had the same impact. The grassroots […]
The decision of Labour leader Keir Starmer to publicly back assisted suicide is “very alarming” and will make it “very, very difficult” for disabled campaigners to prevent its legalisation, according to those opposing a change in the law. Starmer told ITV […]
A disabled people’s organisation has warned its local council that plans to increase care charges for many residents by nearly £34 a week could have “devastating consequences” and “wreak havoc” on the lives of thousands of service-users. The proposal, which will […]
New laws that would give the government sweeping powers to carry out financial surveillance on benefit claimants would also pose a serious risk to disabled people who have set up bank accounts to pay for their social care, campaigners warn. Measures […]