Northern Health and Social Care Trust covers areas such as Antrim and Causeway where demand for stairlifts and hoists is increasing
Funding
Just under half (49%) of social services directors are concerned about funding increasingly complex care and support for working age disabled people, a new report has found.
Estendio, established by dyslexic founder Chris Hughes, will use the £450,000 investment to support more students with disabilities via its presentation support app, Present Pal.
A project set up by Freemasons is helping up to 33,000 adult, young and parent carers, with donations of more than £715,000.
Fund launched by insurance and long-term savings industry will allow both charities to continue running programmes for the disabled for another three years
English councils will receive investment for the creation of new spaces for children, as well as entirely new schools, DoE confirmed
Thirteen charities who help autistic and disabled people and those with a learning disability who are struggling with the effects of the pandemic are to benefit from £2.4m in government funding.
Seven leading care organisations have called on the government to end 25 years of inaction and fix the social care system.
The move follows laws that came into effect from January 2021 that made the provision of Changing Places toilets compulsory in certain new buildings.
The Centre for Ageing Better warns that without support to improve their homes, many older people face risks to their health and wellbeing.
