Independent Living, Social Care and Health

AccessAva is a ‘chatbot’ – a free tool that gives you information about your rights to social care in England.

Letter to The Rt Hon Helen Whately MP, Minister for Social Care, expressing grave concerns about social care charging

The current system excludes thousands of people with support needs

The current social care and welfare systems are not up to the task and Disabled people’s experiences of independent living are going backwards while being subject to a dramatic postcode lottery. ROFA has produced a document ‘Independent Living for the Future’ our vision for a national independent living service. Download report

Inclusion London responded to the Local Government Association’s (LGA) survey on adult social care for the future.  Our response highlighted that Social care/personal assistance is vital to Disabled people because, when adequately funded and delivered it can enable Disabled people’s rights to independent living and being included in the community as stated under Article 19 […]

We are holding a consultation event to talk about the proposed amendments to the Mental Capacity Act and to discuss our next steps. DDPOs, Self-advocacy groups, people with learning difficulties or other Disabled people who are interested are welcome to attend.

“Independent living is what non-disabled people take for granted”. A statement from the Independent Living Strategy Group.

Payment cards are a way for local authorities to manage the allocation of funding for individuals in need of adult social care, including disabled people, older people, and carers of disabled people. Instead of an individual receiving a direct social care payment directly into their bank account, local authorities can load the allocated funding onto a payment card.

Inclusion London submitted evidence to the Commons Select Committee on Housing, Communities and Local Government. 

Inclusion London’s comments on the Nation Voluntary NCVO’s discussion paper on ‘Volunteering in public services:  How is the relationship between volunteers and paid staff changing in public services’