Natasha Cox from WinVisible recently spoke out about how care charges have affected her life, in an interview with the Camden New Journal. She is one of the severely disabled people hit by the charges increase which Camden implemented from last October. We were part of a community campaign against this, and supported Carers and Parents Enfield (CAPE) who defeated this proposal in Enfield. Many councils now take the 24-hour care component of DLA or PIP into account (or full rate of Attendance Allowance) when charging people, even where the council provides no night time … Read more
Those of us who are immigrant and disabled (by law this includes mental distress) can still access care, support and accommodation in some situations. Support from Social Services is not counted as a public fund. It can be provided to people who are barred from getting benefits under ‘No Recourse to Public Funds’ (NRPF). Human rights law says that you should not be subjected to inhuman and degrading treatment. Human rights law can cancel out where you are banned from receiving services. We strongly recommend that you get a solicitor to help you secure these … Read more
Read Eileen Chubb’s special report “Reality CCTV Check” from Compassion in Care. Click here: Reality CCTV Check Oct 2017 Rather than stopping neglect and abuse, CCTV in care homes can in fact cause care standards to fall, she says. Evidence suggests this is because staff feel under pressure to perform in communal areas where CCTV cameras are installed, even if that means leaving residents in bed, cutting down on time spent with them or checking their medication is correct, and not sitting down to write paperwork records, in case they look lazy compared to rushing round … Read more
Disabled man Luke Davey takes care cuts to appeal Luke Davey argues the reduction in his weekly personal budget is unreasonable and unlawful A severely disabled man is taking a legal battle over cuts to his care to the Court of Appeal. Luke Davey, 40, is challenging a ruling upholding Oxfordshire County Council’s decision to cut his package by 42%. Mr Davey, who has quadriplegic cerebral palsy, argues it threatens his well-being and breaches the Care Act. Campaigners said his fight will have implications for others in a similar position. The council said it would … Read more
Watch Eileen’s fantastic interview where she criticises the Care Quality Commission’s involvement in poor care and betrayal of whistleblowers who go to the CQC to expose neglect and abuse. She explains that due to privatisation, if your only demand is more money for social care, it will go to profiteer companies, not to improve care. More about Compassion in Care.
Read Legal Action for Women’s dossier of mothers’ experiences of Social Services and the family courts. We co-wrote the chapter on disability discrimination against mothers and children, chapter 10: LAW Dossier 18Jan17 final WinVisible is part of the “Support Not Separation” coalition which was launched in Parliament on 11 July, click here for more info and to read about the mums’ struggles.
YouTube interview with Sue Ferguson, Liverpool
To: Eva Neitzert and Pam Cole, Women’s Budget Group Belinda Phipps, Fawcett Society Juanita Elias and Shirin Rai, Warwick University We were glad to attend the launch of the PSA Commission on Care report, Towards a New Deal For Care and Carers in November, and see the shift towards recommending national provision and free care, since the seminar presentation in May 2016 which had more emphasis on self-funding future care. Your focus on exploitation of women migrant workers is important. Obviously the social care crisis is headline news and the suffering of people dependent on … Read more