"As part of the deal councils could also be made to take responsibility for the £200 a month attendance allowance, which is paid to elderly people suffering physical or mental illness or have a disability."
Not a new idea,by any means,previous Governments have mooted this as a pooling of income source/reducing budgets on "double accounting" which doesn't exist.Most councils charge,I suspect DLA/PIP will be similar -however it goes against the whole principle on which it was created,part of the uniqueness of our system are cash benefits to choose how you wish.
Tuesday 24th November 2015
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Re: Tuesday 24th November 2015
They will say it is for care/mobility needs-it is not it is a proxy for the extra costs.
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Re: Tuesday 24th November 2015
Reminds of the a hospital appointment,where signs to the effect of utlising mobility allowance in lieu of transport,fine-a weeks allowance would get us to the hospital(at the time,thrice weekly),what about getting back?