Category Archives: Carers
Dead Darlington woman asked why she has not attended DWP appointments
Dead Darlington woman asked why she has not attended DWP appointments
6:00am Thursday 27th June 2013 in News By Joanna Morris
UNWANTED MAIL: Malcolm Pearse THE partner of a woman who died in April has slammed officials for repeatedly asking to explain why she has not shown up for appointments with the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP).
Darlington woman Patricia Howe, 48, died after suffering a massive brain haemorrhage in April.
Despite her partner immediately informing them of her death, the DWP continued to send Ms Howe letters.
Since her death, Ms Howe has been invited to attend appointments to discuss her claim for Employment and Support Allowance.
When she failed to attend, she received more letters demanding to know why she had not been present.
Malcolm Pearse, her partner of 14 years, slammed the actions of the DWP and said he had been left devastated by their incompetence
He said: “I told them the day after she died and they stopped her money straight away but they are still sending letters.
Will people save within a Premium Bond to pay for their long term care
Care bond pitched as LTC funding solution
Blueprint suggests a model similar to premium bonds to encourage saving for potential long-term care needs
Funding for care has crept further on to the agenda in the past few years off the back of the Dilnot commission.
But even with a cap on care costs, many will struggle to pay the cost of care should it become necessary.
A new product pitched by Cass Business School, in conjunction with the International Longevity Centre UK, aims to ease the burden of paying for care in addition to incentivising people to make provision for themselves.
Personal care savings bonds (PCSBs), proposed by Professor Les Mayhew and Dr David Smith of the business school, would work in a similar way to premium bonds in that they would pay monthly prizes, free of tax, which could either be claimed or reinvested.
Unlike premium bonds, however, they would accrue monthly interest and could be purchased by any adult at a nominal value of £1 each.
They could only be cashed when the owner passed a social care assessment or died.
Mental health nurses to patrol streets of North Yorkshire with police
The county is one of four revealed by Care and Support
12:00am Thursday 27th June 2013 in News By Matt Westcott
MENTAL health nurses will patrol the streets with police officers as part of a pilot initiative in North Yorkshire.
The county is one of four revealed by Care and Support Minister Norman Lamb today and will see the nurses sent to incidents where police believe people need immediate mental health support.
Street triage services already operate in neighbouring Cleveland and have shown good results.
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