The Coalition on Charging is a group of 23 national disabled people's, carers' and older people's organisations working together on the issue of charges to use care services.

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Coalition on Charging - publications

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• homecare service charges: maximum rates to disappear? - Disability Alliance research of 15 England councils for the Coalition on Charging reveals: massive increases in costs for hourly homecare charges; weekly maximum payments being raised or lifted altogether; and many councils neglecting to assess disabled people’s essential Disability Related Expenditure. Posted 8 April 2011.
• disability alliance partnership with unity law - Disability Alliance is working with Unity Law, the disability discrimination experts, to support people who feel they have been treated less favourably because of disability. Posted 8 April 2011.
• councils told: ‘no more blood in care service stone’ - Local authorities are being forced to make unprecedented spending cuts over the next four years. Today (27th September 2010), council chief executives and directors of adult social care have been urged by the Coalition on Charging to ensure that they plan cuts properly, fully assessing local people’s needs, longer-term consequences, and the impact of increasing charges for services or reducing access to essential care. Posted 27 September 2010.
• community care highlights care service charging increases - Steep rises in charges for non-residential care at three councils is sparking fears that a wave of increases could endanger access to care for older and disabled adults. Posted 3 September 2010.
• coalition on charging response to 'shaping the future of care together' department of health care reform green paper - Posted November 2009.
• coalition on charging response to the fairer contributions guidance consultation - In April 2009 the Coalition responded to the Department of Health consultation on how to collect charges from people using Personal Budgets. Posted 8 September 2009.
• charging into poverty? - In June 2008 we published 'Charging into Poverty?' about the impact homecare service charges were having on disabled people, older people and carers. This was based on a survey of people's experiences. Link to report on MS Society website. Updated 25 August 2010.

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