News

This area of the website is to keep you up to date with current news that NCIL feels would be useful and important to people using this site. If you have some news that you feel would be useful to share, please contact us and we will be pleased to consider it.

You will also find the last 6 editions of INDEPENDENTLY, our informative newsletter that provides information and articles on a wide range of issues relating to independent living. If you would rather to receive a paper copy of the newsletter, please contact us with your request.

13 May 2009 / Peer Support & Personalisation

Peer Support & Personalisation Article can be requested via emailing us or contacting NCIL on 020 75871663
~ Peer Support and Personalisation

28 April 2009 / Coalition on Charging response to Government Personal Budgets and charges consultation

The Government consultation on Personal Budgets and care service charges has closed. NCIL drafted the Coalition on Charging response available below.
~ Coalition on Charging response to 'Fairer Contributions' consultation

31 March 2009 / NCIL New Address

NCIL has changed its premises. Their new address is as follows:
NCIL
Unit 3.40
Canterbury Court
1-3 Brixton Road
London
SW9 6DE

25 March 2009 / Make article 19 of the UN convention a reality

The European Network on Independent Living is working for a law that ensures disabled people have the personal assistance they need.
~ Make article 19 of the UN convention a reality

23 March 2009 / High Court rules NHS direct payments illegal

The High Court has ruled direct payments in healthcare services illegal. NCIL hopes Government legislation to overturn the decision passes swiftly.
~ NCIL Press Release

12 January 2009 / Ken Davis obituary

Pioneering disability rights activist, Ken Davis, has died. To read the full obituary, click on the following link.
~ Ken Davis obituary.

22 October 2008 / Cutting the cake fairly

CSCI review of eligibility criteria for social care
22 October 2008
This report reviews how people are assessed for publicly funded social care.
The report finds that the current system for assessing whether a person is eligible for publicly funded social care is flawed.
For more details, go to www.csci.org.uk/about_us/publications/cutting_the_cake_fairly.aspx

~ Cutting the cake fairly

21 July 2008 / 'No one written off' welfare reform green paper welcomed by NCIL

NCIL welcomes Government plans to increase the support available for disabled people to find work - including doubling Access to Work funding; and to increase financial support for disabled people unable to work.

04 June 2008 / Charging into Poverty? NCIL press release

NCIL press release on the ''Charging into Poverty?'' report launch.
~ Charging into poverty report

04 June 2008 / Charging into Poverty?

NCIL and the Coalition on Charging launch the findings of a survey of experiences of paying charges for care services at home in England.

16 April 2008 / Review of the Eligibility Criteria

The Commission for Social Care Inspection was asked by the Government to look at how the system for deciding who qualifies for support from local councils could be improved. So CSCI is now carrying out a major review of the eligibility criteria that councils use to decide whether or not a person receives help from the council with social care services. Please See Link Below:

http://www.csci.org.uk/about_us/news/review_of_eligibility_criteria.aspx

There is an online survey which CSCI is encouraging as many people as possible to have their say about the issues and problems associated with the current system.

The link to the online survey is:

http://www.csci.org.uk/SelectSurveyASP/TakeSurvey.asp?SurveyID=3KJm732Jl771K

07 April 2008 / Coalition on Charging

The Coalition on Charging was established to campaign against the current system of charging for community care services.
The Coalition is writing an up to date report, highlighting the current situation with charging for care, to ensure that the issue is on the government's agenda when looking at the future of social care.

Our survey:

As part of the report we want to include feedback from people who are affected by charging. We have developed a survey that will be used to help the Coalition on Charging produce good information.

The report is aimed at the Department of Health and Government. A Government consultation (‘green') paper on reform is due out sometime in 2008. The Government has said that it ‘believes that there are real opportunities for reform within a system that shares the cost between the individual and the state'.

However, in our view, it is very important that they look at the effects on people of the current charging system and hear the views of people who are currently being charged for their support.

In order that we can include your views please can you respond to this survey by May 1st 2008.

Please fill the survey on our campaigns, policy and research page.

03 March 2008 / Government's Independent Living Strategy Launched

NCIL welcomes the publication of the cross-Government Independent Living Strategy. An NCIL press release on the Strategy is available below.

25 February 2008 / Independent Living Bill 3rd Reading in Lords

Lord Ashley steers his Bill through 3rd Reading again and NCIL support with a briefing on the Bill and its importance to the pending Government green paper on social care reform.