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Community groups ‘pivotal’ in delivering personalised care

08/06/2018

Voluntary and community organisations play a ‘pivotal role’ in delivering personalised care, a new report finds.

Councils warned not to cap personal care budgets

27/04/2018

Councils have been told they are not allowed to set maximum budget levels when calculating the cost of people’s care by the sector’s ombudsman.

Ombudsman warns councils over care charge changes

03/10/2014

Councils have been warned that changes to care commissioning must not leave existing care home residents worse off if they already have agreed levels of support.

Thousands facing cuts to disability benefits

14/08/2014

More than 100,000 people in Scotland are facing cuts to their disability benefits by 2018, a new report is warning.

New disability benefit mired by ‘fiasco’

20/06/2014

Failing to pilot a new benefit for disabled people resulted in a ‘fiasco’ of delays and unnecessary stress for vulnerable claimants, according to MPs.

Councils charging terminally ill for personal care, says charity

16/06/2014

Local authorities are wrongly charging terminally ill people for personal care, according to a new report from MIND Scotland.

Delays to disability benefits causing ‘real distress’

27/02/2014

Delays in processing the Government’s new Personal Independence Payments (PIPs) has led vulnerable people facing ‘real distress’ and financial difficulties, according to a damning new report.

Islington Council agrees 'fairer deal' for home carers

21/01/2014

Home carers in Islington will be paid a London Living Wage of at least £8.80 per hour, under new contract arrangements announced by the council.

New personal health budget sites launched

09/12/2013

NHS England has rolled out seven new sites to help people who use mental health services to have personal health budgets.

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