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Direct payments and older people
— the principles of independent living | | Author(s) | Frances Hasler, Gerry Zarb |
| Journal title | Research, Policy and Planning, vol 18, no 2, 2000 |
| Pages | pp 7-12 |
| Keywords | Living in the community ; Independence ; Community care ; Social security benefits. |
| Annotation | The paper begins with a look at some of the broader issues around independent living (IL) and older people, for example, what is known about appropriate models of IL and older people's views on direct payments. The paper's main focus is on the extension of the Community Care (Direct Payments) Act to older people, drawing on research carried out by the Policy Studies Institute (PSI) and the National Centre for Independent Living (NCIL), as well as the NCIL's development work on IL and older people. The paper then considers specific issues of: interpreting key direct payments criteria such as consent and "willing and able"; models of assessment compatible with IL principles; and putting in place appropriate forms advice and support to enable older people to manage their own support arrangements. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-010208203 A |
| Classmark | K4: C3: PA: JH |
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