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Cuts in Norfolk were an “all-out assault” on disabled people’s living standards
Norfolk care services rallying cry
By Richard Wheeler Monday, February 13, 2012
10:04 AM
Care campaigners have been urged to keep “fighting, complaining and yelling” to stop services for thousands of vulnerable people being decimated by government cutbacks.
The proposal will see charges of £15 to £36 implemented per session at day centres, transport arrangements changing and staff numbers decreasing.
And opponents yesterday accused the ruling Conservatives of preparing to “put their hands up like sheep” to back the spending plans, despite hundreds of people across Norfolk voicing fears about the changes.
Care Campaigners in Norfolk must keep shouting
Care campaigners urged to keep fighting for Norfolk’s vulnerable population
Richard Wheeler Saturday, February 11, 2012
6:30 AM
Opponents of the cuts to Day Centres proposed by Norfolk County Council summarising their views at the press conference in the Curve at the Forum, Norwich. Liberal Democrat James Joyce speaking.Photo: Steve Adams
Care campaigners have been urged to keep “fighting, complaining and yelling” to stop services for thousands of vulnerable people being decimated by government cutbacks.
And people in Norwich are helping to lead the action by calling on Norfolk County Council to waive demands for £80,000 so they can create a new community centre.
The Friends of the Silver Rooms has now agreed to compile a report explaining why the council should give the building, in Silver Road, north Norwich, to the community without charge.
Saga chief calls for social care funding to be ring-fenced
Saga chief calls for social care funding to be ring-fenced |
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| Date of article: 10-Feb-12
Saga’s chief has called for social care funding to be ring-fenced and said it is ‘dangerous’ for the government to deny there is a care crisis. At a recent Health Select Committee hearing, care minister, Paul Burstow, denied there is any shortfall in care funding, insisting that by 2014/15, an extra £7.2bn will have been allocated to councils for social care. In addition, the Minister claimed that ‘efficiency gains’ of 3.5 per cent a year will, combined with the extra spending, mean there is enough money to cope with rising demands for care. However the cash that is being given to local authorities has not been ring-fenced and some councils have admitted they have been using it for other purposes. |
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