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Members of the Scottish Parliament have supported a motion opposing the integration of attendance allowance into the care and support system in order to fund future support and care for the elderly in England, as this is likely to affect the care system in Scotland.
The motion put before the Scottish parliament by Scottish National Party MP Bill Kidd reads as follows
"The Need to Protect Attendance Allowance- That the Parliament notes with concern proposals contained in the UK Government's Green Paper, Shaping the future of care together, to abolish attendance allowance by integrating it into the care and support system in order to fund future support and care for the elderly in England, and that any changes to the care and support system in England that integrate some disability benefits funding would affect the devolved administrations in Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland and supports the retention of attendance allowance and disability living allowance as benefits which allow disabled persons to retain financial independence."
So far the motion has been supported by 13 MPs. Why not write to your MP and ask them to add their support. If you do not know who your MP you can find out by going to www.writetothem.com.
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