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Age Concern's comments on the consultation paper "Support for disabled people"
- Author:
- AGE CONCERN ENGLAND
- Publisher:
- Age Concern
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 7p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Age Concern supports the government's intention to carry out a review of the welfare system in the consultation paper "Support for disabled people". However, the organisation expresses concern that this paper contains measures that continue the gradual shift from national insurance to means tested benefits without this being clearly stated and discussed.
Age Concern England's response to HM Treasury consultation: long term care insurance
- Author:
- AGE CONCERN ENGLAND
- Publisher:
- Age Concern
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 10p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The proposals for regulating long term care insurance are welcomed. However some questions are raised about the cover and access term standards, and whether the long term care insurance products are too complex to be able to fit into the few standards that have been suggested. Once the products are regulate there may be a stronger argument for cover and access term standards which addresses more complex areas of long term care insurance., such as costs, procedure for assessment claims and links with the state system of care.
Age concern's comments on quality and choice: a decent home for all; the Housing Green Paper
- Author:
- AGE CONCERN ENGLAND
- Publisher:
- Age Concern
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 33p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Argues that the Green Paper does not deal adequately with older people and their housing needs. Provides data on older people and housing and proposes reforms relating to affordable housing; affordable rents; lettings polices and the protection of the vulnerable; the role of local authorities; sustainable home ownership; improving the private rented sector; and the housing benefit system.
Age Concern England's response to the consultation document: a new approach to social services performance; April 1999
- Author:
- AGE CONCERN ENGLAND
- Publisher:
- Age Concern
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 10p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This response discusses age discrimination in the delivery of social services, variability of definitions of terms such as 'adult' and 'older people', and Age Concern's desire to see further performance indicators developed in the areas of inter-agency working, prevention and rehabilitation, assessment, charges for residential care, adaptations and complaints procedures.