2022-2023 Annual report Area of work 1
2022-2023 Annual report area of work 1
Making sure that our support is right for people and makes their lives better
Some of our main work:
We gave support to many people with a
learning disability
A learning disability is to do with the way someone's brain works. It makes it harder for someone to learn, understand or do things.
in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
We worked hard to do that during Covid-19 and after it.
Our support services help people to do important things like:
- Go shopping and cook
- Get a job
- Meet friends and do new things
It has been hard to get and keep enough staff for our support services.
This is a problem for many
organisations
Organisations are groups like companies and businesses.
at the moment.
We are working hard to keep giving people really good support.
For example, we are trying hard to get more support workers.
But we need
the government
The Government are the people who run the country. They decide how much
tax
Tax is the money that pays for things like schools, hospitals and the police. There are different types of taxes like
income tax
Income tax is the money that is taken out of the money you earn every month. It helps to pay for things we all need like hospitals and schools.
,
VAT
VAT is also called Value Added Tax. VAT is the extra money you pay when you buy things. The money goes to the government to pay for things like schools and hospitals.
and
council tax
Council
A council is also called a
local authority
A local authority is also called a council. They are a group of people who make decisions about some of the things in the area where you live like schools,
social care
Social care means the services that give care and support to people who need it.
(support for people), parks and dustbin collection.
. They are a group of people who make decisions about some of the things in the area where you live. These include: schools, social care (support for people), parks and dustbin collection.
Tax is the money that people pay to the
council
A council is also called a
local authority
A local authority is also called a council. They are a group of people who make decisions about some of the things in the area where you live like schools,
social care
Social care means the services that give care and support to people who need it.
(support for people), parks and dustbin collection.
. They are a group of people who make decisions about some of the things in the area where you live. These include: schools, social care (support for people), parks and dustbin collection.
. It helps to pay for things like social care (support for people), parks and dustbin collection.
.
people should pay for things and how things like the National Health Service should work.
to change things as well.
For example, we want to make sure that support workers are paid more.
We are asking more people every year about different parts of their lives.
Like health and
relationships
Relationships are about the people in your life. You might have different types of relationships like friendships, family relationships, or a boyfriend or girlfriend.
.
This is so we can support people to make the changes they want.
Supporting people to get work
We have supported many people with a learning disability to get work or learn important skills for work.
More people than before got a job after our support.
We gave training to some companies to help them know more about people with a learning disability.
Supporting children and families
We have some projects to give children and young people with a learning disability and their families the support they need.
That includes supporting children and young people to learn new things and meet new people.
That will help children and young people to get a good start in life and do well later on.
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was first published 29/09/2023
Last updated: 29/09/023