Month: March 2024

He died from the long-term effects of Covid, in January, but she has now told an ITV documentary she had been told he “wasn’t sick enough” for funded care. Other families have told BBC News how they too struggle to pay the bills after failing to meet the criteria for comprehensive support. The government says … Continue reading “Television presenter Kate Garraway has spoken of her huge debts from her husband Derek Draper’s care bills.”

• Chronic understaffing, rising waiting lists and patchwork funding place sustained financial pressure on local authorities • PAC fears the absence of a long-term funding settlement hinders sector’s ability to implement long-term planning • Read the full report (HTML) • Read the full report (PDF) • Read the report summary • Find all publications related … Continue reading “Adult social care: PAC raises alarm as Government falls short of promise to fix crisis 20 March 2024”

How to get involved Disabled activists have been fighting for decades against our institutionalisation, isolation and deprivation – it’s time the world started to listen. The UK government will be facing the United Nations for violating disabled people’s rights. You can get involved! Watch The Hearing! When? Monday, March 18th, 2024 What time? 2pm-3:30pm UK … Continue reading “The UK government will be facing the United Nations for violating disabled people’s rights.”

As a coalition led by Disabled people’s organisations (DPOs), including many disability and anti-poverty organisations, the Disability Poverty Campaign Group (DPCG) is left deeply concerned and angered by the spring Budget. There was no mention of the lives of Disabled people, the known financial hardships, the increasing levels of poverty, and the horrific impact years … Continue reading “Disability Poverty Campaign Group Response to Spring Budget”