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‘No one seems to care about the carers’
‘No one seems to care about the carers’
Care: Full-time carers, Freda and Albert Redfearn with their daughter Lorraine at their home in Bamber Bridge
A FAMILY of a severely disabled woman has blasted cuts to public spending and claim they will be left unable to cope.
Cuts would be “a bitter pill to swallow”
Carers fear adult social care ‘will not be fit for purpose’ after £9.2m cuts
CARERS have expressed major concerns over cost-cutting which could see support slashed for 3,363 of the county’s disabled adults.
Lincolnshire County Council currently assesses 10,902 individuals using a four-tier system, with help provided for those with “critical”, “substantial” and “moderate” needs.
But as part of efforts to save more than £9.2 million from the £140 million adult social care budget, the authority wants to withdraw assistance for those in the “moderate” band.
Grandparents save parents more than £33 billion a year through providing childcare
Grandparents ‘save parents £33 billion’ Source : Press Association
Published on 29 March 2011 12:00 PM
A majority of grandparents become regular babysitters and complete work around the house to help out working parents, according to a survey.
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