In July’s Green Paper on the future of the social care system and its funding, one of the ideas put forward was the abolition of certain disability benefits and the re-routing of the resulting funds into social care provision. The benefits in question are Attendance Allowance (AA) and Disability Living Allowance (DLA) which are currently available to anyone with a certain level of disability that affects their mobility, regardless of means. The proposed changes have led to concerns being raised by a number of charities and organisations that campaign for the rights of elderly and disabled people. They argue that by replacing these benefits with means-tested social care support, many people that currently receive AA and DLA will lose a significant proportion of their income because they will not qualify for the new type of support. An official petition has now been set up to appeal to the Government ‘…to recognise the vital support that Attendance Allowance (AA) and Disability Living Allowance (DLA) provide to disabled people, and to ensure that these benefits are secured and are not removed as part of any future reform of the social care system in England.’ You can sign the petition by clicking here. It will remain open until 7 December 2009.
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