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Funding social care: what service users say

Joseph Rowntree Foundation report

In 2009, 18 adult social care service users were brought together to explore proposals for funding social care in the future. This report prints their views, including:

• Service users feel that a false divide between social care and health care is perpetuated by conflicting funding arrangements.
• Almost all service users consulted think general taxation is the best way to fund social care.
• Service users reject any withdrawal of existing universal disability benefits, such as the Disability Living Allowance and Attendance Allowance, to fund means and needs tested social care.

You can download a summary of the report from the Joseph Rowntree website.

Disability Alliance says

DA says the views of these service users reinforces the outcome of our members' survey and response to the care reform green paper in 2009.

More information

• joseph rowntree website.

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