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Disability benefits that can be life-changing
- Author:
- REES Jo
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 18.8.11, 2011, pp.32-33.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Summarises the findings of an exploratory study which investigated how disability living allowance and attendance allowance benefits are used by recipients and the difference these benefits made to the lives of recipients. Group discussions with 24 professionals and advisers; face to face interviews with 15 adult DLA recipients, the parents or carers of 15 child DLA recipients and 15 recipients of AA. The report illustrates how receipt of DLA and AA may be the only factor preventing real poverty, or a move into residential care. For children, DLA is often used to enhance future life chances, such as paying for additional tuition. Practice implications for social worker and managers, and for policy makers are listed.