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August 23, 2021
Disabled adults hit by steep care charge rises
Disabled adults in England are being hit by a steep rise in the amount they have to pay towards their care, BBC News research reveals.
June 13, 2021
File on 4, investigates the cost of care
File on 4 investigates the new challenges of providing home care during the Covid-19 pandemic and how Disabled adults are facing increases in care charges.
June 10 2021
BBC Radio 4 explores the care charging scandal
Radio 4, You and Yours examines the care charging scandal. The programme includes an interview with Hammersmith and Fulham Council.
May 14, 2021
Free Home Care in Hammermsith and Fulham
Hammersmith & Fulham is the only council in the country to provide free comprehensive home care. Find out more how the council abolished care charges for home care.
December 18, 2020
Severely disabled woman wins her claim
A 24-year-old Down syndrome woman has won her claim that Norfolk County Council’s decision to increase her care charges is discriminatory and breaches her human rights.
January 13, 2021
Using the law to challenge charges for social care
Jenny Morris explains the implications of the High Court decision which found that Norfolk County Council’s proposed new charging policy discriminated against people with high support needs.
April 13 , 2018
Charging for support: a tax on disability and old age
Jenny Morris details the experiences of people challenging care charges in response to the Independent Living Strategy Group's call for evidence
April 13 , 2018
Charging for social care: A tax on the need for support
The Independent Living Strategy Group carried out a study of local authority charges for social care, exploring how care charges undermine wellbeing