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Impacts of AA and DLA on older people in Wales
- Author:
- LE WALES
- Publisher:
- Welsh Government
- Publication year:
- 2011
- Pagination:
- 74p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Cardiff
Despite a long history of provision of Attendance Allowance (AA) and Disability Living Allowance (DLA), there has been little research into the role that these benefits play in meeting the needs of older people, or the impact the benefits have on the demand for social care and individuals’ ability to pay for personal care. This study draws on official data sources and on stakeholder consultations to review the current take‐up and use of income from two disability related benefits – Attendance Allowance (AA) and Disability Living Allowance (DLA) – and explores links with the demand for social care. People in Wales aged over 65 who reported that they have physical and/or cognitive difficulties were about 15 times more likely than the rest of the older population to receive AA or DLA. However, around half of people with physical or cognitive difficulties did not receive AA or DLA. Barriers to take‐up that have been identified include a lack of awareness about benefits, an unwillingness to accept ‘disabled’ status and perceptions of arduous claims processes. The research uses this information to develop projections of the future demand for these payments under various policy scenarios, including the UK Coalition Government’s proposed reforms to DLA.
Future of paying for social care in Wales: first report to the Welsh Government
- Author:
- LE WALES
- Publisher:
- LE Wales
- Publication year:
- 2014
- Pagination:
- viii, 84
- Place of publication:
- Cardiff
Sets out the evidence to date on the future of paying for care in Wales. Chapter 1 outlines the scope and approach to the research and analyses the population trends in Wales. Chapter 2 presents a picture of the number of people who received adult social care services from Welsh local authorities; the local authority spend on those services; and the revenue that local authorities receive from charges for those services. Chapter 3 summarises the way in which local authorities charge services users for social care services and also provides information about the levels of those charges. Chapter 4 provides information about the use of deferred payment schemes in Wales and in England, drawing the information from desk research, including Welsh local authority websites, and questionnaire for Welsh local authorities. Chapter 5 provides information about the financial products that are currently available and that maybe useful for service users wishing to pay for care services and also discusses prospects for changes in the availability of such financial products. This draws on desk research supplemented by six telephone interviews with stakeholders in the financial service sector. Discussions were held with product providers, intermediaries and trade associations. Finally, Chapter 6 provides a high level overview of alternative models for paying for care, drawing on the experiences of other countries, including other parts of the UK. (Edited publisher abstract)
Future of paying for social care in Wales: second report to the Welsh Government
- Author:
- LE WALES
- Publisher:
- LE Wales
- Publication year:
- 2014
- Pagination:
- viii, 79
- Place of publication:
- Cardiff
This report assesses the possible impacts of potential policy options relating to the way in which care services are paid for in Wales. It aims to help inform the Welsh Government in their policy development and decision making process. The report draws primarily on desk research, impact modelling and a small number of telephone interviews with relevant stakeholders. Chapter 2 sets out a baseline scenario, which is a projection of the number of service users and the costs of care services in Wales over the period to 2037. It considers trends in both community care and residential care. Chapter 3 presents the results of a variety of potential policy options for reform, considering options for non-residential care and residential care separately. It looks at the potential role of financial products and of a social insurance fund in meeting the costs of care and estimates the total additional impact on income tax under an option where all costs of care are paid for through current taxation. Annexes provide useful background information, including a summary of the views of stakeholders interviewed during the research and a summary of some of the characteristics of current care users. It should be read in conjunction with the first report, published in 2014. (Edited publisher abstract)