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Direct payments and disabled people in the UK
— supply, demand and devolution | | Author(s) | Mark Priestley, Debbie Jolly, Charlotte Pearson |
| Journal title | British Journal of Social Work, vol 37, no 7, October 2007 |
| Pages | pp 1189-1204 |
| Source | http://bjsw.oxfordjournals.org |
| Keywords | Services ; Community care ; Social security benefits ; Usage [services] ; Physical disabilities ; Social policy ; Decentralised ; Social surveys ; United Kingdom. |
| Annotation | Direct payments have brought new opportunities for self-determination and independent living for disabled people in the UK, featuring prominently in government strategy and the 2006 White Paper, 'Our health, our care, our say'. However, ten years after direct payments legislation, take-up remains low and implementation varies greatly. Rates of take-up in England remain more than double those in other parts of the UK, raising questions about devolution and equity. This paper presents data from a national study to examine some of the mechanisms underlying uneven outcomes for disabled people in different parts of the UK, with particular reference to the politics of devolved governance. The analysis focuses on scope for interpretations of policy; resources for information and training; the impact of mandatory duties and targets; extensions to new user groups; and the role of support organisations and disability activism. The evidence suggests that local variations have been produced not only by "local" factors, but also by different opportunity structures for policy development in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. This raises questions about the impact of devolution on equity and opportunity for disabled people in the UK. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-080219002 A |
| Classmark | I: PA: JH: QLD: BN: TM2: 5DA: 3F: 8 |
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