Julia, who has severe mobility issues and home care debts of £4,700, fears bailiffs will be calledMore than 60,000 adults with disabilities and long-term illnesses in England were chased for debts by councils last year after failing to pay for their social care support at home.
It said financial assessments were too often rushed by stretched local authorities, and they had sometimes not been updated to include recent hikes in energy bills and rent. The amount the council charged for her social care package - including visits from carers who prepared meals and helped with bathing - had risen by more than £4,000 a year, from £10 a week to £93 a week.
One of those worrying about enforcement action is Julia, who has severe mobility issues and a rare skin condition, and receives 13 hours of support each week at her home in St Leonards-on-Sea.
All is well. Handover a few hundred million pounds to ukraine and it looks good... Go on!
Strong on the weak and weak on the strong.
, you forgot to make the comparison between this and the free housing, food, clothing, healthcare, mobile phones, etc we're doling out to thousands of young, illegal immigrant males every day.
And now everything is set to increase AGAIN in April despite everything being down. They don’t owe that money. They’re owed it!!!!!!!!
The thing you should investigate are the county councils that are charging people for their care that shouldn’t be paying according to government guidelines, threatening to refuse care unless you pay something towards it saying they then top it up They’re targeting homeowners
Broken Britain. At lease we keep the Ukraine war effort chugging along 🙄
Thanks BBC for attacking Corbyn and putting the Tories in power
But don't worry....still plenty of money for the French Migrants 😡
While the energy companies make tens of billions extra...money made directly from these people having to pay higher bills..seems reforms are needed. Or the energy firms could donate money back to their customers..
More Brexit winnings
At least oil and gas bosses and Michelle mone are making millions. This is what happens when tories take back control
How about chasing non uk residents for medical care? Or charging them on arrival at an nhs hospital?
It's the arbitrary and random charges for different people that's unfair. The work and fight needed to prove your expenditure to get the correct assessment is massive. If you can't do this then you're overcharged and fall into debt. They also increase with inflation every...1/2