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By-passing the dragon. Supported employment and strategic change
- Author:
- PHILLIPS Tony
- Journal article citation:
- Community Living, 12(2), October 1998, pp.20-22.
- Publisher:
- Hexagon Publishing
In this analysis of employment and day services n the late 1990s, the author finds that agencies which seek to allow each individual to gain from both government and non-governmental sources of support have built a by-pass around the health and social services dragon.
Relative values
- Author:
- RYAN Tony
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 14.5.98, 1998, p.22.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Argues that even for people with the most challenging needs, community care can be both happier and cheaper.
Family budgets under threats from charges
- Author:
- McINTYRE Peter
- Journal article citation:
- Viewpoint, 27, April 1998, pp.4-5.
- Publisher:
- Mencap/Gateway
Identifies how local authority charges for services to families who have to support relatives with learning difficulties are affecting their budgets.
House hunting
- Authors:
- PARROTT Richard, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 22.1.98, 1998, pp.26-27.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Demand for residential care for people with learning difficulties is rising faster than provision. The authors argue for an urgent review of funding.
Financial costs and benefits of two supported employment agencies in Wales
- Authors:
- BEYER Stephen, KILSBY Mark
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 11(4), 1998, pp.303-319.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
The costs and financial benefits accruing from two employment agencies were analysed over the two years of their operation. The analysis determined the net costs for society as a whole, the taxpayer and the supported employees, when reductions in welfare benefit payments and costs to previous day services, and increases in tax were taken into account. The results indicated that supported workers generally benefited financially as a result of their uptake of paid work but that costs outstripped financial benefits for the taxpayer and society as a whole. The results also indicated that the cost-benefit performance of the two agencies was improving over time, suggesting that the financial benefits of providing the service could ultimately outweigh the costs involved.
The ownership option
- Author:
- WOOLRYCH Richard
- Journal article citation:
- Professional Social Work, November 1998, pp.18-19.
- Publisher:
- British Association of Social Workers
Home ownership can give people with disabilities the independence and quality of life they want. Reports that it can be a reality even for people on income support, and social workers should know the options available.
Hospital reprovision and the private finance initiative: is the PFI the best way to use private finance for supported housing?
- Author:
- PALMER John
- Journal article citation:
- Housing Care and Support, 1(1), March 1998, pp.14-18.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Research demonstrates that the PFI process in its current form is not well designed for the procurement of housing and residential care within the Health Service. This article draws conclusions and recommendations for using the PFI more effectively is this domain.