Hertfordshire Council has engaged professional services consultancy OLM to review and reduce the costs of its long-term residential placements. This has resulted in savings of £2.5M a year, expected to rise to £7.3m by the end of 2011. The Council insists that there has been no change in quantity or quality of care, and this is supported by Hertfordshire Local Involvement Network which represents service users.
Hertfordshire Council has engaged professional services consultancy OLM to review and reduce the costs of its long-term residential placements. This has resulted in savings of £2.5M a year, expected to rise to £7.3m by the end of 2011. The Council insists that there has been no change in quantity or quality of care, and this is supported by Hertfordshire Local Involvement Network which represents service users.
Subject terms:
learning disabilities, local authorities, residential care, financing;
This article describes the work and acheivements of Cadwynau Ceredigion project, a supported employment project for adults with learning disabilities funded by the European Social Fund. It also looks at the complexities of the funding arrangements.
This article describes the work and acheivements of Cadwynau Ceredigion project, a supported employment project for adults with learning disabilities funded by the European Social Fund. It also looks at the complexities of the funding arrangements.
In March 2010, Willowbank Community Resource Centre were successful in receiving £228,580 from BIG Lottery Reaching Communities Programme to deliver a 5 year Community Integration programme designed for and by people with disabilities. The BIG funding has benefited local people in many ways through a variety of personal development and learning opportunities which have improving people’s skills, abilities and confidence. These opportunities have included learning computing skills, training in local democracy, and a group trip to the theatre. The participants have produced this ‘one year on’ booklet which showcases some of the work the BIG funding has supported. The booklet also records at a personal level the impact that BIG funding has had locally for participants and how much it has meant to them.
In March 2010, Willowbank Community Resource Centre were successful in receiving £228,580 from BIG Lottery Reaching Communities Programme to deliver a 5 year Community Integration programme designed for and by people with disabilities. The BIG funding has benefited local people in many ways through a variety of personal development and learning opportunities which have improving people’s skills, abilities and confidence. These opportunities have included learning computing skills, training in local democracy, and a group trip to the theatre. The participants have produced this ‘one year on’ booklet which showcases some of the work the BIG funding has supported. The booklet also records at a personal level the impact that BIG funding has had locally for participants and how much it has meant to them.
Subject terms:
information technology, learning disabilities, social inclusion, community development, disabilities, financing;
Reports on 'In Control', a project led by Mencap which aims to put people with a learning disability in control of their own lives through the power of self-directed support. The initiative aims to empower people with learning disabilities to personalise their own support and put them in charge of their finances. The project is being tested in six areas across England.
Reports on 'In Control', a project led by Mencap which aims to put people with a learning disability in control of their own lives through the power of self-directed support. The initiative aims to empower people with learning disabilities to personalise their own support and put them in charge of their finances. The project is being tested in six areas across England.
Subject terms:
independence, learning disabilities, personal budgets, self-directed support, social care provision, financing;
When a council-run employment service for socially excluded people hit a funding crisis the solution was to turn it into a charitable company. The chief executive of Pure Innovations explains to the author how he went about it and the services they provide.
When a council-run employment service for socially excluded people hit a funding crisis the solution was to turn it into a charitable company. The chief executive of Pure Innovations explains to the author how he went about it and the services they provide.
Subject terms:
learning disabilities, leaving care, mental health problems, physical disabilities, refugees, social exclusion, black and minority ethnic people, charities, employment, financing;