Budget cuts biting hard

If the Learning Disability Coalition’s (LDC) new report is to be believed, nearly half of people with learning disabilities who receive social care services have had their support cut or charges for it increased in the past year. Who says the cuts aren’t affecting service users? The LDC’s report, Social care in crisis: the need for reform, found that over the past year, 17% of people with learning disabilities reported a reduction in their number of hours of support and 13% had been given less money to spend on their support. Additionally, 18% had had their service charges increased. And,