Take part in a survey about charging

Carers UK is a longstanding member of the Coalition on Charging. The coalition was established to campaign against the current system of charging for community care services.

The Coalition members include: NCIL, Age Concern, Scope, the Multiple Sclerosis Society, Disability Alliance, Alzheimer''s Society, People First, Mind, Radar, Arthritis Care,Help the Aged, the Parkinson''s Disease Society, Mencap and others.

The Coalition is writing an up to date report, highlighting the current situation with charging for care, to ensure that the issue is on the government''s agenda when looking at the future of social care. As part of the report we have developed a survey.

The report is aimed at the Department of Health and Government. A Government consultation (‘green'') paper on reform is due out sometime in 2008. The Government has said that it ‘believes that there are real opportunities for reform within a system that shares the cost between the individual and the state''. However, in our view, it is very important that they look at the effects on people of the current charging system and hear the views of people who are currently being charged for their support.

In order that we can include your views please can you respond to this survey by May 1st 2008. 

You can download a copy of the survey here... and email it back to policy@ncil.org.uk