Update: Announcement made on sleep-ins back pay
The Government has announced the launch of a voluntary compliance scheme to help HMRC assess how much individual care providers owe.
Whilst this may help HMRC understand the extent of liabilities for back pay, it completely fails to give any reassurance to people with a learning disability or their carers.
We are dismayed by the Government's continued indecision around funding for back pay.
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Government changes to 'sleep-in' payments are threatening to take away vital support from thousands of disabled people.
The care sector has been landed with a massive £400 million bill and many providers now face bankruptcy. This could mean the end of social care as we know it.
Please sign our petition to #StopSleepInCrisis by urging the Government to fix this problem, which they have created.
The future care of the most vulnerable people in our society must be protected.
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Joanna Lumley, Kit Harington, Jodie Whittaker, Jo Whiley, Mathew Horne and Kate Spicer have joined our appeal to protect the future care of people with a learning disability.
Hear what they have to say about the #StopSleepInCrisis campaign and how you can show your support.
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