Care charging news stories

A blind woman facing “extortionate” fees for her care has said she fears going shopping.

Controversial cuts to adult social care in Greenwich have left some disabled people worried about their futures 

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.

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. 

Jenny Morris details the experiences of people challenging care charges in response to the Independent Living Strategy Group's call for evidence

A disabled activist calls on her council to abandon “immoral” plans to increase charges

Hammersmith chose not to implement the charges. But Camden continues to do so.

File on 4 investigates the new challenges of providing home care during the Covid-19 pandemic and how Disabled adults 

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. 

The Independent Living Strategy Group carried out a study of local authority charges for social care, exploring how care charges 

The “lifetime cap on care charges” so people don’t have to sell their home to pay residential home fees, is a con.

Camden is taking benefits from sick and severely disabled women through extortionate home care charges.

Radio 4, You and Yours examines the care charging scandal. The programme includes an  interview with Hammersmith and Fulham Council.

Jenny Morris explains the High Court decision which found Norfolk County Council’s proposed new charging policy discriminated against people with high support needs.