Massive variations in personal budget take-up persist between councils and regions, the latest official figures show. While 29.2% of adult care users […]

Find out what it is really like to employ a Personal Care Assistant; hear from Personal Assistants themselves; learn what support is […]

The first issue of our new newsletter, Active, is now available to download. Click the image below to download it as a […]

“Had a really good time, nice family environment.” “A great idea, a good way to engage” These are just some of the […]

Personal budgets must be overhauled to ensure older people, particularly those with dementia, can benefit from them, according to the Association of […]

Leonard Cheshire Disability Campaigns is urging disabled people to respond to the government consultation on the new Personal Independence Payment (PIP) The […]

We have organised an evening of games and activites (all based on personalisation and independent living) as a way of welcoming new […]

In Control recently organised an excellent webinar on Personal Health Budgets (PHB’s)Personal health Budgets flyer . The key messages were: A PHB […]

Active independence and the Personalisation Forum Group met yesterday to explore ways in which we can work together as user led organisations. The […]

The Joint Committee on Human Rights (JCHR) today publishes its Report on the implementation of the right of disabled people to independent […]