Daily Archives: 19/12/2011

Big Society ‘could open door to opportunities’

The government’s “Big Society” agenda could provide an opportunity to put into practice many of the “long-cherished principles” held by people with mental health difficulties, according to a disabled journalist and activist.
Mark Brown, editor of the mental health magazine One in Four, says the Big Society provides a “great opportunity for positive change for people [...]

Legislation could solve council foot-dragging on personal budgets, say MPs

The government should consider introducing legislation to give disabled people a legal right to a personal budget, according to a committee of MPs.
The report from the Commons public accounts committee said that a small number of councils were “dragging their feet” in offering personal budgets, which allow disabled people receiving council-funded care to choose who [...]