We respond to homecare maximum expenditure policy

 'Disability Rights UK believes no one should be forced to go into residential care against their wishes. It is completely unacceptable to put a cap on the individual cost of independent living. Enabling disabled people to have choice and control is the best use of public money - enabling us to participate fully in our communities and contribute.'

The High Court has rejected a legal challenge to Worcestershire Council's "maximum expenditure policy" which, when introduced, will limit how much is spent on supporting a disabled adult in the community to that for equivalent provision in residential care. For more about this case go to http://disabilityrightsuk.org/news/2013/august/court-upholds-policy-limiting-home-care-spending