Home Care News
Disability hate crime and bedroom tax commitments lead Labour's fight for votes
25 Sep 2013
Disabled people’s charity the Royal Mencap Society has warmly welcomed two key policy areas raised at the Labour party conference. The commitment, from Labour, is to reverse a £150 million tax cut for hedge funds, also known as.....
Elderly and disabled face ‘widening postcode lottery’ in home care costs
19 Sep 2013
Elderly and disabled people are the victims of a “widening postcode lottery” leaving them facing different levels of home care costs and eligibility. A Which? Investigation found that over the last five.....
Social care employers risking National Minimum Wage scandal
02 Sep 2013
More than a quarter of all UK care workers may be paid less than the minimum wage, according to the findings of a Resolution Foundation study. In its report ‘Does it Pay to Care?’, the Foundation has explored.....