Social care funding inquiry – Inclusion London’s evidence

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

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

Download our evidence: Inclusion London’s evidence – Social Care Funding inquiry March 2018

Our key points and recommendations are below:

Key points

  • A sustainable funding solution for adult social care is urgently needed as the current funding system is failing Disabled people. 
  • There has been £6.3 billion savings in the social care budget since 2010, as a result many Disabled peoples’ social care packages have been reduced to a basic clean and feed model of care, which isolates Disabled people in their own homes so contact or participation in the community is not possible.
  • Disabled people call for a social care and support system which is adequately funded in sustainable way so our rights under Article 19 – Living independently and being included in the community under the UN Convention of Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD)[1] are fully implemented. 

Summary of key recommendations:

  • That social care and support, free at the point of delivery is funded through general taxation.   
  • That the following underlying principles under pin the sustainable funding model of social care in the future:
    • The rights contained in Article 19 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD)  and the UNCRPD Committee’s General Comments on Article 19.  
    • The social model of disability.[2]
    • The twelve pillars of independent living[3]
  • The future funding model supports a National Independent Living Service as described in this document

Notes:

[3] “12 Pillars of Independent Living” are:

Appropriate and accessible information, An adequate income, Appropriate and accessible health and social care provision, A fully accessible transport system, Full access to the environment, Adequate provision of  technical aids and equipment, Availability of accessible and adapted housing, Adequate provision of personal assistance, Availability of inclusive education and training, Equal opportunities for employment, Availability of independent advocacy and self-advocacy, Availability of peer counselling.