Sense today (12 July) commented on new figures from the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC), which revealed that the number of people receiving adult care services in 2012-3 was down nine percent from the year before and 25 percent down from 2007-8. Sense Policy Officer (Older People...

National deafblind charity Sense today (28 June) responded to the publication of the Care Bill draft regulations, outlining who is eligible for support. Head of Public Policy and Campaigns Sue Brown said: “While we welcome the general approach of these regulations, they do not address the gaps in...

A joint press release from The National Autistic Society, Mencap, Scope, Sense and Leonard Cheshire Disability Every pound spent on preventative and community services generates benefits to people, carers, local and central Government worth an average of at least £1.30 Spending Review ‘perfect...

Are you a deafblind person in work?  Do you receive support from Access to Work or have you asked for support from Access to Work within the last three years? If so, now is your opportunity to help improve deafblind people’s experiences of Access to Work, by filling in our short survey....

National deafblind charity Sense today (10 May) responded to the publication of the Care Bill. Sense Head of Public Policy and Vice Chair of the Care and Support Alliance, Sue Brown, said: "The publication of today’s Bill is a welcome step forward in starting to address some of the huge challenges...

The Care and Support Alliance, of which Sense is a member, today (8 May) responded to the publication of the Queen's Speech, which detailed plans for social care legislation. Chair of the Care and Support Alliance, Richard Hawkes, said: “The social care system is in deep crisis. The number of older...

Have you applied for Personal Independence Payment (PIP)? If so the Sense Public Policy Team would like to hear from you. We want to know about your experiences of the PIP application process. We have created a questionnaire asking you about your experiences of PIP. If you complete it you will be...

Sense today warned that the benefit changes which are introduced today must not isolate or disadvantage deafblind people. The Personal Independence Payment (PIP) has replaced the Disability Living Allowance (DLA), which helps disabled people with the additional costs they face on a daily basis. The...

The Joint Committee on the Draft Care and Support Bill published its report today, Tuesday, 19 March 2013. Sense welcomed the report and agrees with the Committee’s view that, while the Bill’s reforms are broadly positive, it ‘does not mean that it cannot be improved’. The Joint Committee was...

The Care and Support Alliance, of which Sense is a member, today (19 March) warned that the promise of social care reform was being threatened by a lack of funding. Responding to the Joint Committee report into the Draft Care and Support Bill, Chair of the Care and Support Alliance, Simon Gillespie...