Other areas of social welfare law
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9 April
National Assistance and social care charges in Wale
New statutory instrument makes amendments including so as to disregard armed forces independence payment and guaranteed income payment in their entirety for the purposes of assessing a person’s ability to pay for accommodation arranged under National Assistance Act 1948.
09 April, 2013
National Assistance - assessment of resources in Wales
New Welsh statutory instrument makes amendments allowing for disregard of personal independence payments and payments made under council tax reduction schemes from the calculation of income in assessing ability to pay for accommodation arranged under the National Assistance Act 1948.
09 April, 2013
8 April
National Assistance - sums for personal requirements and assessment of resources in Wales
New Welsh statutory instrument prescribes £24.50 as the sum needed for personal requirements and £23,750 as the maximum amount of capital a person may have before becoming liable to pay for, or contribute towards, the cost of any accommodation arranged under the National Assistance Act 1948.
08 April, 2013
4 April
National Institute for Health and Care Ecellence expands into social care
Insititute publishes social care quality standards for dementia and looked after children and young people.
04 April, 2013
3 April
ES, R (on the application of) v London Borough of Barking and Dagenham
New High Court judgment considers extent to which local authority could rely upon the Secretary of State's power to provide facilities for accommodation under section 4 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 in deciding whether or not to carry out an assessment of need for accommodation and support under section 17 of the Children Act 1989.
03 April, 2013
2 April
New Health and Social Care Information Centre established
Centre to deliver 'high quality information and IT systems to drive better patient services, care and outcomes'.
02 April, 2013
Care Quality Commission finds that Mental capacity Act not well understood
Commission's evidence shows that in some care homes and hospitals, people’s freedom to make decisions for themselves is restricted without proper consideration of their ability to consent or refuse.
02 April, 2013
28 March
Councils across England to receive a share of £180 million Disabled Facilities Grant
Funding will help support people through disability and provide the help they need to live independently for as long as possible, says Housing Minister.
28 March, 2013
Community Care (Personal Care and Nursing Care) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2013
New regulations increase the thresholds below which certain care is not to be charged for, to £166 in respect of personal care and £75 for nursing care.
28 March, 2013
26 March
TUC decides against joining government’s new Disability Action Alliance
Membership would restrict its ability to campaign against government policies that are affecting disabled people, says TUC
26 March, 2013
