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Judges rule against benefits for absent disabled people when in hospital for over 52 weeks
It is lawful to discriminate against tenants with disabilities by removing their housing benefit if their home is left unoccupied for more than a…
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Digital empowerment awards sponsored by Lemos and Crane
Three weeks remaining for your entry to LankellyChase Digital Empowerment Awards Are you involved in a project that empowers and enhances the lives of…
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lack of long terms decisions on social care
Councils are failing to make long-term decisions on social care for adults with learning disabilities, according to a new study reported in LG News.…
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Scrutiny increased in social care
Councils have been warned against locating vulnerable children far from their homes, as residential care reforms increase scrutiny on town hall decision-making according to…
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News from SITRA on supported housing and Welfare Reform
Sitra met civil servants on Monday last week to hear how the Government was progressing with plans to protect supported housing more widely against…
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Government hints at more links between health and housing
The forthcoming Care Bill reached its second reading in the House of Commons on 16 December. The Bill seeks to create a single framework for adult…
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Half a million have lost care services
Almost half a million older and disabled people have lost access to care services in the last five years, according to new research by…
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NHS annouces 7 sites for personal budgets for mental health
NHS England has rolled out seven new sites to help people who use mental health services to have personal health budgets. The sites will…
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Disabled people hit hardest by Welfare Reform
Disabled people are being hit hardest by the coalition government’s welfare reforms, a report by a Habinteg housing association has found. What price independent…
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Foster children to stay with families until age 21
Councils will be given £40m to allow children in care to stay with foster families until they are 21, the children and families minister…
