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Estimating the cost of free home care for disabled people in Wales
- Author:
- BELL David N.F.
- Publisher:
- Wales. Welsh Assembly Government
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 63p., tables
- Place of publication:
- Cardiff
Local Authorities in Wales have a statutory right to charge for domiciliary care. The Welsh Assembly Government does not have the legislative powers necessary to set aside this right except for the first 6 weeks. It could, however, introduce a voluntary grant scheme whereby it reimbursed authorities for the costs of not charging for certain services. As part of this research project, Welsh local authorities have been surveyed to determine the income they receive from charging.
Adapting for a lifetime: the key role of home improvement agencies in adaptations delivery
- Author:
- RAMSAY Malcolm
- Publisher:
- Foundations
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Pagination:
- 44p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Glossop
In Autumn 2007, Foundations, the national body for home improvement agencies, was commissioned to carry out research examining the options for the future delivery of home improvement agency services. This document is one of the resulting reports, and it concerns the role of home improvement agencies in delivering major adaptations. This report examines the effect of recent changes to the Disabled Facilities Grant programme, drawing on research carried out within the home improvement agency sector. It looks at the challenges presented by the complexity of the process, the funding shortages and the lack of partnership working. It describes how home improvement agencies can help local authorities get the most out of DFG budgets and sets out examples of innovation and good practice in delivering major adaptations. It also spells out how adaptations can move from a provider-led to a client-led process. The report concludes by making recommendations for the future development of home improvement agencies in relation to delivering major adaptations.
Children's services (Quality Protects) grant: 2003-2004; section 93 determination and certification arrangements
- Authors:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health, GREAT BRITAIN. Department for Education and Skills
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 30p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Further to LAC(2002)19, attached are the Determinations made under Section 93 of the Local Government Act 2000, as amended by Section 136 of the Adoption and Children Act 2002, for the Children’s Services (Quality Protects) Grant and the grant to support implementation of the Children (Leaving Care) Act Grant for the financial year 2003-2004. Also attached are the certification forms for 2003-2004.
Budget cuts deflate enthusiasm for new supported housing scheme
- Author:
- HUNTER Mark
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 6.3.03, 2003, pp.20-21.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Looks at how local councils are now being asked to cut costs in Supporting People projects, despite government guarantees that funding would be met in full.
Local authorities' use of independent living money: findings
- Author:
- JOSEPH ROWNTREE FOUNDATION
- Publisher:
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- York
When the original Independent Living Foundation (ILF) closed, the Government made additional money available to local authorities with their transitional community care grants. The Disablement Income Group has conducted a UK-wide investigation of how that additional money has been used and what change in disability policies and practices it has promoted.
Older people and participation within disabled facilities grant processes
- Author:
- AWANG Darren
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 65(6), June 2002, pp.261-268.
- Publisher:
- Sage
This article presents a qualitative study examining the perceptions of older people using Disabled Facilities Grants to acquire home adaptations. The participatory processes of two local authorities and a Care and Repair agency. Data collection included semi-structured interviews with nine service users and seven key adaptation agency workers, in addition to the examination of agency documentation. The findings demonstrated that the publicity of grants was poor. Service users' experiences varied depending on the levels of support that were available. In addition to paper-based feedback methods, examples of organisational participative mechanism included a disability forum and a service user group. There was no specific mechanism adopted primarily for older people. Overall, the participatory levels were low, with emphasis on sensitising services to users' needs (agency controlled) rather than on moves towards greater democratic involvement (user controlled). Calls for further work to encourage older people participation in shaping and controlling service delivery thereby improving the quality of practice in this area.