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Call for evidence: Inquiry into social care funding in England
13 September 2018 | News
... the shortfalls in delivery and make recommendations on how future social care demands can be met in England. The ... are the funding challenges for social care in England, and how can they be overcome? Why have successive governments ... - the lives we want Securing the future: funding health and social care to the 2030s - Institute for Fiscal ...
Better Care Fund fails to deliver expected benefits for patients, the NHS or local authorities
07 February 2017 | News
Health and social care integration report. Read report The ... So far, benefits have fallen far short of plans, despite much effort. It will be important to learn from the ... plans.The Departments do not yet have the evidence to show that they can deliver their commitment to integrated ...
Two-fifths of older adults in psychiatric wards got COVID
14 October 2020 | News
... Psychiatry claims that 15% of infected patients in the mental health wards died from the illness. The increased mortality ... looked at data from all 344 hospital patients across five mental health trusts in London aged over 65 or with young ...
DR UK statement on the new Government
13 July 2016 | News
... it misses out on people’s talents and contributions. It doesn’t need to be that way. We want, quite simply, ... our workplaces. That would benefit individuals living with disability or health conditions, our families, our communities and the UK ...
New Research Released on Workplace Reasonable Adjustments
19 May 2025 | News
... frequent equality issue they encountered. Government data shows one in four of the working-age population are classed as having a disability, meaning there are 5.5 million people currently ... of Disabled workers were uncomfortable talking about their health, including disability, impairment, or long-term ...
Extra costs hit disabled people in all areas of life
19 February 2018 | News
... research by the charity Scope reveals that disabled people pay a financial penalty in life on everyday living costs – ... Read Scope press release On average, half of income goes on disability related costs 20% of disabled people pay over ... month extra Scope calls for a ‘complete rethink’ on how we tackle the ‘disability price tag Extra costs mean ...
Scrapping £20 week UC uplift slams the door in the face of six million
08 July 2021 | News
... costs of removing the increase would outweigh any savings. However, while the cut will force thousands of UC claimants ... Committee , the APPG of MPs on Poverty , APPG of MPs on Health , Joseph Rowntree Trust , Trussell Trust , Fabian ... and bishops , Key health and care bodies , and the Disability Benefits Consortium . The DBC report highlighted ...
Discretionary Payments funding reduced by £40m
01 February 2015 | News
Government funding for Discretionary Housing Payments (DHPs) for the tax year 2015 to 2016 will be £125 ... reduction of £40 million this year. DHPs have been used to pay those who have fallen victim to the bedroom tax. A ... more information see HB Circular S1/2015 . Discretionary Payments funding reduced by £40m ...
Supported housing funding to be retained in welfare system
09 August 2018 | News
... home for those with learning and physical disabilities, mental ill-health and older people. Last year the Government had ... related support will be undertaken to better understand how housing and support currently fit together. For more ...
DWP orders Jobcentres not to record foodbank referrals
09 August 2018 | News
... slip must not be referred to as a Foodbank Voucher.” However, some foodbanks have now started to treat signpost ... two-thirds of survey respondents indicated they had a health condition, and another 5% of respondents did not have ... of food bank using households included someone with a mental health condition; and compared to the profile of ...