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December 21, 2020

COVAX plans global vaccine rollout, starting in early 2021

The first tranche of doses, to protect health and social care workers, will be delivered in the first half of 2021 to all participating economies.
December 21, 2020

Severely disabled woman wins claim that council care charges are discriminatory

The Judge concluded that charging those with the highest need more than those with lower needs was an unjustified interference with the human rights of a severely disabled woman.
November 26, 2020

Unprecedented demand for social care with unpaid carers at breaking point

Tens of thousands of people are turning to social services for urgent help because of the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on families and individuals with support needs, who are unable to cope any further on their own, or whose usual arrangements have broken down.
November 16, 2020

People with learning disabilities had higher death rate from COVID-19

The death rate for people aged 18 to 34 with learning disabilities in England was 30 times higher than the rate in the same age group without disabilities, researchers found.
November 12, 2020

Bring our care workforce in from the cold, says Age UK

Many care workers are struggling to cope, with the average salary for a care worker being around £15,000 which is about half the UK average.
October 26, 2020

Carers UK warn of unpaid carers desperately worried about winter

Family carers are going without crucial services whilst providing many hours of additional care for loved ones with increasing needs, new research by Carers UK reveals.
October 14, 2020

A fantasy Cabinet for a better reality

On top of its countless other failings, one of the features of our current government is an absence of fresh or original thinking.
October 7, 2020

We need to stop our children being monetised

Student accommodation is a lucrative business.
September 15, 2020

Shortfall in Pension Credit take-up costs health and social care systems £4bn a year

If Pension Credit take-up was raised to 100 per cent, almost 450,000 pensioners could be lifted out of poverty, says Independent Age.
September 15, 2020

Plan for public service jobs to cut post COVID-19 unemployment, says TUC

The TUC identifies 600,000 existing public service vacancies and staffing gaps that government could unlock quickly to cut unemployment.