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Hunt ‘ignores Dilnot’ on funding care for working-age disabled people

22/02/2013 – 10:00 am

The government looks set to force tens of thousands more working-age disabled people to pay towards their long-term care and support than was recommended by an independent commission.
The coalition announced this week its long-awaited reforms to how older people should pay for their long-term care, but provided few details on how many younger disabled people [...]

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DWP silent on ILF communication with care services minister

02/08/2012 – 9:00 am

The government has refused to say whether the care services minister was told in advance by his ministerial work and pensions colleagues about the publication of the vital Independent Living Fund (ILF) consultation.
Questions about how closely the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) was working with the Department of Health (DH) were raised after Paul [...]

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