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Community Care highlights care service charging increases

3 September 2010

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.

Neil Coyle, chair of the Coalition on Charging, said:

"These are not the only councils looking to take off the financial limit. All councils are under financial pressure and will be looking to decrease their costs."

Research in 2008 by the Coalition on Charging, Charging into Poverty?, showed that, where charges were raised, people stopped receiving services and many councils were saddled with high costs for crisis intervention.

More information

• community care website