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Work, rest and pay: the deal for personal assistance users
- Authors:
- KESTENBAUM Ann, CAVA Helena
- Publisher:
- York Publishing Service/Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Publication year:
- 1998
- Pagination:
- 80p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- York
Explores the different factors that affect the decisions of disabled people who employ personal assistants and who want to work but find themselves left with little of their earnings above Income Support level after paying their assistants. Based on interviews with 42 disabled people. Ways forward in terms of policy changes are discussed in the conclusion.
Independent successes: implementing direct payments
- Author:
- DAWSON Carol
- Publisher:
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 81p., bibiliog.
- Place of publication:
- York
Direct payments have been heralded as a means by which disabled people might gain more independence and control over their lives. However, the introduction of cash payment in lieu of community care is highly complex for both disabled people who wish to employ their own personal assistants and or social services departments. This report evaluates and draws the experience of those who receive direct payments and draws on qualitative interviews with them and within the operational and support staff within social services departments.