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Older and disabled people suffer postcode lottery over fees as numbers who have home care paid by local council fall 11% The number of vulnerable older and disabled people who had home care services fully paid by their local authority fell by 11% in England in the past two years, according to newly published figures. The data also reveals wide variations in council charges across England

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Older and disabled people suffer postcode lottery over fees as numbers who have home care paid by local council fall 11% The number of vulnerable older and disabled people who had home care services fully paid by their local authority fell by 11% in England in the past two years, according to newly published figures. The data also reveals wide variations in council charges across England. Freedom of information requests to 120 councils revealed that home care services – which send carers to help vulnerable older and disabled people get up in the morning, and get washed, dressed and fed – are becoming more expensive and inaccessible to many of the population

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From business to the disabled, Monday was special even for a cabinet whose dogmatic bungling is unrivalled in modern Britain Greece, the birthplace of democracy, has set off a voters’ rebellion against the dictatorship of financiers. In the eye of the vortex, no one knows if the centre can hold or what happens next when voters say no to austerity imposed by the same financiers who caused the crash.

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Disabled people like me depend on the health service. These relentless cuts threaten quality of care for anyone needing help Two years ago this week two important things happened that have had a big impact on my life. The first was finding out about a government scheme called Access to Work which provides support to disabled people at work

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Duty to women, disabled people and ethnic minorities ignored in coalition zeal, says Equality and Human Rights Commission The Treasury failed to consider how crucial policies would affect women, disabled people and ethnic minorities before the 2010 spending review, according to a report by the equality watchdog. The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) said it was “unable to establish” whether the coalition checked its proposals meant for vulnerable people – despite this being a legal necessity.

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The NHS will buckle under the pressure of increasing demand if the current, broken system is allowed to carry on There is some hope in the Queen’s speech for our ageing population and the care services that provide for them. But the announcement of a draft social care bill must not be used as a vehicle to kick reform into the long grass. The current system is broken and it urgently needs reform.

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Government will not bring forward bill in next session of parliament to overhaul care of elderly and disabled people The government has delayed plans to overhaul long-term care of elderly and disabled people, despite promising “legislation in the second session of this parliament” when the coalition took office. Instead, the government will put forward a white paper in the Queen’s speech to bring together the “piecemeal and labyrinthine” social care system run by councils highlighted last year by a landmark Law Commission report , which would confer upon local authorities a duty – rather than, as at present, a power – to meet carers’ eligible needs.

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Letters warning of £500-a-week benefit cap are sent to thousands of households that will not be affected Thousands of households, including families with disabled children, have been incorrectly told they are likely to see their welfare payments cut, charities and social security advisers say. From next year, couples or single parents in England who receive more than £500 a week in benefits will have their payments cut

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Planning ahead for a family member with a disability, mental illness or dementia can be daunting. That’s where the Cairn Trust comes in Name Cairn Trust Management Founders Nicola Smith and Sophie Dobson Company started April 2010 Number of employees 2 Based Glasgow What’s the big idea

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The big organisations have come out, guns blazing, against the attack on tax relief for the super-rich. Where have they been in the fight against attacks on the poorest people?

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Hundreds join demonstrations in London and Sheffield, accusing government of betraying disabled workers Protesters opposed to plans to close dozens of Remploy factories have accused the government of betraying disabled workers. Hundreds of Remploy workers held demonstrations outside government offices in London and Sheffield. Unions have criticised the planned closure of 36 of the 54 Remploy sites this summer, saying more than 1,700 staff face compulsory redundancy, including 1,500 disabled employees

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Removal of specialist support leaves those wrongly assessed vulnerable to poverty and homelessness, campaigners warn A woman with learning difficulties, severe epilepsy, schizophrenia, cerebral palsy and asthma recently underwent an official assessment of her fitness for work, which concluded that there was nothing preventing her from taking up employment.

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Labour must develop a coherent anti-austerity storyline. Modern politics is about creating a narrative and making it stick ‘Only a crisis – actual or perceived – produces real change,” wrote Milton Friedman . I know, I don’t like him either, but apparently not liking him doesn’t make him go away

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The DWP won’t act on growing concern about the effect of the reassessment process on people with mental health problems For the last couple of years, welfare reform has consistently been an important issue for people with mental health problems. And one aspect in particular has dominated: the work capability assessment (WCA)

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