No more Labour cuts - Conservatives demand fair access to social care
As the full extent of Labour's cuts to services affecting the elderly and most vulnerable people in Lambeth becomes clear, there is a rising tide of anger amongst residents also faced with an inflation-busting council tax increase.
Conservative Group Leader Cllr John Whelan says: "The proposed 132 per cent rise in charges for social care for the elderly is targeted at the most vulnerable members of the community. These services include helping the elderly get out of bed, getting food and having a wash. None of these cuts were in Labour's election manifesto."
Click on the text below for more information on Labour's plans to make it HARDER and MORE EXPENSIVE for people to get help:
Labour Lambeth - increasing charges for the most vulnerable people
Personal Care and Domestic Help
132% INCREASE
Current service charge: £7.55 per hour
Labour's new service charge: £17.50 per hour
Day Care (including day centres)
NEW CHARGE
Current service charge: None
Labour's new service charge: £35.00 per day
Meals on wheels
40% INCREASE
Current service charge: £2.15
Labour's new service charge: £3.00
Shopping Service
NEW CHARGE
Current service charge: None
Labour's new service charge: £17.50 per shop
Sitting Service
NEW CHARGE
Current service charge: None
Labour's new service charge: £17.50 per hour
24 hour support
NEW CHARGE
Current service charge: None
Labour's new service charge: £420.00 per day
Extra care support
132% INCREASE
Current service charge: £7.55 per hour
Labour's new service charge: £17.50 per hour
Labour Lambeth - London's only council to charge people in 'substantial' need for care
Lambeth Council currently provides services to those assessed to be in 'critical' or 'substantial' need. Labour Lambeth want to provide social care services to people assessed as 'critical'.
No other council in London fails to provide services for those in substantial need and the Council estimates that this will lead to 700 people having their care support taken away from April.
Labour's plans to cut services will affect people:
Labour Lambeth - funding cuts for local charities
Funding cuts totalling £736,000 will hit charities providing services to vulnerable adults and their carers, resulting in the loss of vital services that help people live independently and stay in their own homes.
Conservative Group Leader Cllr John Whelan says: "The proposed 132 per cent rise in charges for social care for the elderly is targeted at the most vulnerable members of the community. These services include helping the elderly get out of bed, getting food and having a wash. None of these cuts were in Labour's election manifesto."
Click on the text below for more information on Labour's plans to make it HARDER and MORE EXPENSIVE for people to get help:
- Increasing charges for care services to £17.50 an hour from £7.55; a massive 130%, and the introduction of new charges.
- Becoming the only council in London to raise the threshold for support from 'substantial' to 'critical' need.
- Cutting funding to charities providing services to vulnerable adults and their carers by £736,000.
Labour Lambeth - increasing charges for the most vulnerable people
Personal Care and Domestic Help
132% INCREASE
Current service charge: £7.55 per hour
Labour's new service charge: £17.50 per hour
Day Care (including day centres)
NEW CHARGE
Current service charge: None
Labour's new service charge: £35.00 per day
Meals on wheels
40% INCREASE
Current service charge: £2.15
Labour's new service charge: £3.00
Shopping Service
NEW CHARGE
Current service charge: None
Labour's new service charge: £17.50 per shop
Sitting Service
NEW CHARGE
Current service charge: None
Labour's new service charge: £17.50 per hour
24 hour support
NEW CHARGE
Current service charge: None
Labour's new service charge: £420.00 per day
Extra care support
132% INCREASE
Current service charge: £7.55 per hour
Labour's new service charge: £17.50 per hour
Labour Lambeth - London's only council to charge people in 'substantial' need for care
Lambeth Council currently provides services to those assessed to be in 'critical' or 'substantial' need. Labour Lambeth want to provide social care services to people assessed as 'critical'.
No other council in London fails to provide services for those in substantial need and the Council estimates that this will lead to 700 people having their care support taken away from April.
Labour's plans to cut services will affect people:
- whose circumstances or actions are causing 'substantial concern'
- in need of help with basic activities of daily living
- whose 'safety or that of others will not be maintained in the near future'
- in 'need of social care support but no one else is able or willing to meet [their] needs'
- with 'substantial physical or mental health problems, or these are likely to develop in the near future'
- who have 'lost control and choice over substantial aspects of their immediate home environment'
- facing a 'substantial risk of significant abuse, neglect or exploitation'
- in need of 'protective intervention' from Social Services
- with no social support systems, no relationships or no social interaction
- unable to carry out important family and social responsibilities
- whose care or support arrangements have broken down
Labour Lambeth - funding cuts for local charities
Funding cuts totalling £736,000 will hit charities providing services to vulnerable adults and their carers, resulting in the loss of vital services that help people live independently and stay in their own homes.
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