Author: Anne Pridmore

Guidance Social care – charging for care and support: local authority circular Published 9 February 2024 Summary This circular sets out that, for the financial year 2024 to 2025, the: • capital limits remain at their current level (lower capital limit £14,250 and upper capital limit £23,250) • personal expenses allowance (PEA) for local authority-supported … Continue reading “Guidance Social care”

Kent Council have sent out letters to care recipients in Kent to say they are holding a consultation on the fact they want to take high rate DLA/enhanced PIP or Attendance Allowance into account when calculating care costs. We are at ILG Community – PA Employers, Direct Payments, Personal Budgets on Facebook putting together a … Continue reading “Care Charges”

The next government should use the Disabled Peoples Manifesto, our document that sets out what we want them to do to give us equal life chances, into a programme to make big changes in society. Why is this important? There are over 14 million Disabled people in the UK. Some of us are treated more … Continue reading “Disabled People’s Manifesto for the General Election”

New legislation has been issued in relation to workers who ‘live-in’ with their employer and the national minimum wage (NMW) and national living wage (NLW). Coming into force on 1 April 2024, the National Minimum Wage (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (SI.No.75/2024) amend the National Minimum Wage Regulations 2015 (SI.No.621/2015) (the 2015 Regulations) to remove paragraph 57(3), … Continue reading “Removal of ‘live-in domestic worker exemption’ from minimum wage entitlement New statutory instrument”

21st June 2023 Recognition & acknowledgements This policy was drawn from the Devon County Council Fair and Affordable Care policy, and subsequently co-productively developed and amended with the Bristol City Council Adult Social Care Equalities Forum 1. Introduction 1.1 forms, this themselves or with the help of the council. The council promotes adults’ independence, choice … Continue reading “Bristol City Council Fair and Affordable Care Policy (draft) v.11”

BY David BentleyContent Writer (Money and Travel) • 06:00, 21 JAN 2024 More people are having their claims for Personal Independence Paymentchecked as the Department for Work and Pensions steps up reviews. Figures show that more than 480,000 people have had their benefits stopped, while 230,000 saw their payments reduced. The majority, however, stay on … Continue reading “DWP steps up PIP reviews as 480,000 people see benefit payments stopped More people are having their claims checked – and the process has been streamlined following criticism of long delays”

DWP confirms that claimants with a vulnerability will not have their claim closed for disengaging from the jobcentre However, DWP Minister Viscount Younger adds that the design of the process for identifying whether vulnerabilities exist is ‘still in development’ DWP Minister Viscount Younger has confirmed that claimants with a vulnerability will not have their claim … Continue reading “DWP design to test for vulnerability”

The Government said the £50m plans would help to recruit and retain people in the domestic care workforce, which has long struggled with shortages. Aine Fox New qualifications and investment in apprenticeships are among fresh efforts to boost the domestic workforce in social care in government bid to change perceptions of jobs in the sector. … Continue reading “New career path and qualifications aim to boost domestic care workforce”

“At this open meeting we will be bringing together disabled people, family, carers and allies to co-ordinate our fight back against the increasing threats to choice and control for disabled people. We will be focusing on disabled people’s rights to Independent Living and the systemic failings that are putting those rights at risk. Meeting themes … Continue reading “Disabled Peoples Right to Independent Living”

• WEST COUNTRY • DISABLED LIVING • BRISTOL • BRISTOL CITY COUNCIL • Thursday 28 December 2023 at 1:10pm • Disabled people in Bristol could be forced to live in care homes if it is cheaper than providing support for them in their own homes. • Bristol City Council’s proposed Fair and Affordable Care Policy … Continue reading “Disabled people in Bristol could be moved to care homes to save council money”