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socialcare
5 stories, newest first.
- Community Safety · Wandsworth
Wandsworth Council to outsource care service, staff face job losses
Wandsworth Council is set to outsource its in-house reablement service, known as KITE, leading to job losses for affected staff. The move, expected to save £1.2 million annually, has prompted the GMB union to threaten strike action.
Wandsworth3 min readTrust 60 · Craft 77 · Hype 45 
Community Safety · HackneyHackney Council Scraps Social Care Cap, Bills Set to Triple for Some
Hackney Council has removed its £250 weekly cap on at-home care charges, a move expected to generate £150,000 annually. One disabled resident anticipates their monthly bill will rise from £1,000 to £3,000.
Hackney5 min readTrust 60 · Craft 75 · Hype 45
Community Safety · HounslowHounslow Council apologises after unexpected care bill shocks family
Hounslow Council has apologised to the family of an elderly woman after an unexpected care bill of up to £1,400 was issued, causing distress in her final days. The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman upheld a complaint regarding delays and poor communication.
Hounslow3 min readTrust 50 · Craft 65 · Hype 45
Community Safety · HackneyHackney Council pays £2,500 over disabled man's care delays
Hackney Council has paid £2,500 to a disabled man and his family after significant delays in moving him to supported living. The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman found the council's failures caused injustice and put the family at risk of breakdown.
Hackney4 min readTrust 50 · Craft 75 · Hype 20
Courts · GreenwichGreenwich woman ordered to repay £4,177 after imaginary carer fraud
A woman from Mottingham has been ordered to repay over £4,000 to Greenwich Council after defrauding the authority by claiming payments for a carer who did not exist. Tracy Stratton pleaded guilty to fraud at Woolwich Crown Court.
Greenwich3 min readTrust 42 · Craft 57 · Hype 41