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Care charging news stories
16 December, 2021
‘The cost of care has left me scared to shop’
A blind woman facing “extortionate” fees for her care has said she fears going shopping.
2 November, 2021
'Smoke and mirrors' hide cuts hitting Greenwich
Controversial cuts to adult social care in Greenwich have left some disabled people worried about their futures
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.
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.
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
16 December, 2021
Disabled campaigners call for Liverpool to set example
A disabled activist calls on her council to abandon “immoral” plans to increase charges
28 October, 2021
Camden charged with lacking care
Hammersmith chose not to implement the charges. But Camden continues to do so.
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
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.
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
10 December, 2021
Disabled women’s fight to survive
The “lifetime cap on care charges” so people don’t have to sell their home to pay residential home fees, is a con.
28 October, 2021
Scrap awful and unfair care charges
Camden is taking benefits from sick and severely disabled women through extortionate home 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.
January 13, 2021
Using the law to challenge charges for social care
Jenny Morris explains the High Court decision which found Norfolk County Council’s proposed new charging policy discriminated against people with high support needs.