Families of disabled children wait months for respite care due to council cuts

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Families of disabled children wait months for respite care due to council cuts
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Children with disabilities are being left isolated and without support due to long waits for care packages and assessments, parents say

It comes as social care leaders have warned more care homes could be forced to close or reduce the services they provide as councils that are on the brink of bankruptcy cut back on funding., down from 5.1 per cent in 2022-23 and from 7.4 per cent in 2010-11, the year when austerity began, according to analysis by the Office for Budget Responsibility.Betty is diagnosed multi-sensory impaired, profoundly deaf and has cerebral vision impairment.

During school breaks, the family find it difficult to get out of the house with their two young daughters, as Betty requires a minimum of two carers and they have to spread the limited direct payment funded care throughout the week alongside juggling their work. “We estimate that it would take 15 years to balance the budget without a detriment to the support needed for our children and young people.”

Jen said: “We’re just very tired all and we have to juggle that with our work commitments, which generally means taking, like lots of parents have to do, time off in the school holidays. But with Betty, it’s very different because she can’t go to any old holiday club. She can only go to places where they have trained specialists.

Jen said the lack of a appropriate facilities had an effect on her and her husband Joe’s physical health. “Me and my husband both have back problems. My husband’s got a hip problem as a result of all the lifting, which affects our wellbeing, because it affects his ability to exercise.”her adult daughter who has learning difficulties had been without a support worker for eight weeks.

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