Postcode lottery leaves carers in poverty
THOUSANDS of grandparents who become family carers are the victims of a postcode lottery in the allowances they receive.
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THOUSANDS of grandparents who become family carers are the victims of a postcode lottery in the allowances they receive.
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A WREXHAM project which has given pupils an insight into a career in social care has scooped one of the most prominent awards in the sector in Wales.
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The social care green paper to be published next week needs to set out real and workable alternatives to the current long-term care funding system, according to community care law expert Cate Searle.
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The council at the heart of the Baby P scandal is still failing to protect vulnerable children, a new official report has found, leading to fears that the tragedy could be repeated.
An expert has suggested that councils may be capping their care places for cost reasons. Janaki Mahadevan investigates. Residential care homes accommodate some of the most vulnerable young people in the country.
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Ofsted has called on the government to improve mental health services and the benefits system to better support care leavers.
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EAST Ayrshire Council has been praised in an in-depth report into its social work services. The Social Work Inspection Agency (SWIA) published the report based on an inspection from August to November 2008.
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A COUNCIL bill for kinship carers is set to more than treble. That was the warning yesterday from social work bosses if a benefits scheme is opened up to everyone who could be eligible.
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THE Harry Walker Day Centre in Airdrie was officially opened recently by North Lanarkshire Depute Provost Jim Robertson. A plaque was unveiled at the Waddell Street centre, which offers day services for older people, and a special celebratory cake was cut to mark the event.
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A child protection plan drawn up following a scathing report by government inspectors has been approved by Dundee councillors.
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