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Cashing in on independence: comparing the costs and benefits of cash and services
- Authors:
- ZARB Gerry, NADASH Pamela
- Publisher:
- British Council of Organisations of Disabled People
- Publication year:
- 1994
- Pagination:
- 215p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Belper
Report focusing on the costs and benefits of services controlled directly by disabled service users.
Capital costs of supporting young disabled people at home
- Authors:
- HULL Richard, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Health Trends, 26(3), 1994, pp.80-85.
- Publisher:
- Office for National Statistics
The quality of life of disabled people depends partly on resources accessible to them. In this study, the capital costs of disability are defined and quantified for disabled people aged 16-64 years, in relation to: their families, the estate, the level of disability, medical diagnosis, and income, for 173 people in the Harrow area on Social Services registers of very severe and appreciable handicap. Indicates the need for financial support, and the need to increase suitable available accommodation for disabled people; regular review may help to identify individual requirements and changing needs.
Too young to count: the extra-mobility related costs of disabled children under five
- Author:
- HOWARD Marilyn
- Publisher:
- Disability Alliance
- Publication year:
- 1994
- Pagination:
- 20p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Looks at the results of a survey to assess additional costs to families with disabled children under five years old. Areas discussed include transport and travel, heating, clothing, telephone bills, laundry, and paying for services which are required as a result of a child's disability.