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Partnerships for older people projects (POPP) grant 2007-08: round 2 POPP pilots
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 12p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The Department of Health's Older People and Disability Division is leading a project 'Partnerships for Older People Projects' (POPP). The strategic aim of the project is to test and evaluate (through pilots to be established during 2006/07 and 2007/08) innovative approaches that sustain prevention work in order to improve outcomes for older people.
Social care: charging for residential accommodation
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2014
- Pagination:
- 5
- Place of publication:
- London
This is an update to Fairer Charging Policies guidance for non-residential social services and the Charging for Residential Accommodation Guide (CRAG). CRAG and the Fairer Charging Guidance provide statutory guidance to local authorities on how to interpret the regulations on charging for residential and non-residential care and support. This circular sets out the revised Personal Expenses Allowance (PEA), confirms that the capital limits and the savings credit disregards remain at their current level and reminds local authorities about the Directions on Choice of Accommodation and top-up fees, and statutory guidance on these. (Edited publisher abstract)
Individual care budget experiment has produced mixed results: good outcomes for some, but older people don't want the hassle
- Author:
- PILE Helga
- Publisher:
- Unison
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This circular from the Local Government Service group of Unison informs branches that the independent evaluation of the 13 local authorities which piloted individual budget arrangements has been published. This circular contains a Unison commentary on some of the key findings. In particular, the circular highlights the problems around direct employment of personal assistants by the service user.