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Change of mindset is needed on adult social care, DPO boss tells peers

By John Pring on 14th April 2022 Category: Independent Living

Change of mindset is needed on adult social care, DPO boss tells peers
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The boss of a leading disabled people’s organisation has told peers of the need for a change in “mindset” about adult social care provision that appears automatically to view disabled people as “dependent”. Ian Loynes, chief executive of Spectrum Centre for […]

Disabled peer calls for pressure on MPs to accept improvements to care bill

By John Pring on 7th April 2022 Category: Independent Living

Disabled peer calls for pressure on MPs to accept improvements to care bill
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A disabled peer has appealed to disabled people and their organisations to pressure MPs to accept changes to the government’s health and care bill that offer “a better, fairer” system of care charges. Baroness [Jane] Campbell spoke out after she warned […]

Social care system must enable ‘an ordinary life’, peers are told

By John Pring on 24th March 2022 Category: Independent Living

Social care system must enable ‘an ordinary life’, peers are told
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Disabled people have told a House of Lords committee that the social care system needs to enable those who need support to “live an ordinary life”. Sue Bott, Andy McCabe and Tricia Nicoll were giving evidence to the Lords social care […]

City council refers thousands of care charge cases a year to debt collection agencies

By John Pring on 17th March 2022 Category: Independent Living

City council refers thousands of care charge cases a year to debt collection agencies
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A local authority is referring disabled people to debt collection agencies more than 3,000 times a year for failing to pay adult social care charges, figures released under the Freedom of Information Act have revealed. Birmingham City Council (BCC) passed on […]

Tens of thousands driven into debt by care charges, new figures show

By John Pring on 17th February 2022 Category: Independent Living

Tens of thousands driven into debt by care charges, new figures show
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Tens of thousands of disabled people across the country are having debt collection action taken against them every year by their local authorities over unpaid care charges, information secured by disabled campaigners has revealed. Cheshire Disabled People Against Cuts (CDPAC) and […]

Minister dismisses cross-party support for ‘40 and under’ free care proposal 

By John Pring on 3rd February 2022 Category: Independent Living

Minister dismisses cross-party support for ‘40 and under’ free care proposal 
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The government has dismissed strong cross-party support in the House of Lords for proposals that would mean many disabled people never having to pay for their social care. The proposed amendment to the government’s health and care bill would mean that […]

Fresh call for Labour to end its silence on care charging

By John Pring on 20th January 2022 Category: Independent Living

Fresh call for Labour to end its silence on care charging
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Labour has failed to explain how it would respond to the independent living crisis and calls for an end to care charging if it won power, despite its leader announcing a new “five-point plan for the transformation of social care”. Keir […]

Disabled campaigners call for Liverpool to set example by ending care charges

By John Pring on 16th December 2021 Category: Independent Living

Disabled campaigners call for Liverpool to set example by ending care charges
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A disabled activist who fought a successful care charges campaign 20 years ago is calling on her council to abandon “immoral” plans to increase charges, and instead set an example for other local authorities by making care and support free for […]

Government’s social care reforms are a road to nowhere for disabled people, says peer

By John Pring on 9th December 2021 Category: Independent Living

Government’s social care reforms are a road to nowhere for disabled people, says peer
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Controversial government social care reforms would continue to limit the life chances of disabled people, while benefiting the children of wealthier homeowners, a disabled peer has warned the House of Lords. Baroness [Jane] Campbell said that plans to fix the social […]

Government ‘ignored DPOs’ in drawing up social care white paper

By John Pring on 9th December 2021 Category: Independent Living

Government ‘ignored DPOs’ in drawing up social care white paper
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Some of the few disabled people’s organisations (DPOs) that the government claims took part in the “engagement” process that led up to its social care white paper have suggested that their views and concerns have been ignored. The Department of Health […]

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