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Please let us know if you, like me, are disappointed (to put it mildly) with the way your local authority has implemented free personal care for people under 65. Although 64 hours (80%) of my support package... scotlandagainstthecaretax.co…
Scotland Against the Care Tax has become aware that some councils have been issuing care charge statements after April 1st without providing any explanation about how may hours of personal care and how many hours of non personal care... scotlandagainstthecaretax.co…
The Scottish Government introduced its new policy of Extending Free Personal Care to the under 65s (aka Frank’s Law) on April 1st. Thousands of people stand to benefit from this and we have produced a guide... scotlandagainstthecaretax.co…
I've just received a letter from Midlothian Council saying that the 80 hours support I have per week is split into 64 hours personal care (80%) and 16 hours social care (20%). As I still have to pay for my... facebook.com/ScotlandAgainst…
Our amazing Kiana telling it like it is!! facebook.com/ScotlandAgainst…
Here is Steven Naismith's article in Saturday's Herald which highlights Scotland Against the Care Tax's belief that the way free personal care for people under 65 on 1 April will be implemented will not... facebook.com/ScotlandAgainst…
The news programme The Nine shows the same clip seen earlier on Reporting Scotland which discusses the faults of the way free personal care for under 65s will be implemented and the disappointment many disabled... bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0…
Last night Reporting Scotland had an article about the introduction of free personal care for people under 65 and how many disabled people will be disappointed when it is implemented on 1... bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0…
SACT re concerned that with a week to go until the extension of Free Personal Care is brought in there has been no official guidance for Supported People and Carers released to the public.
Disabled people... scotlandagainstthecaretax.co…
The Scottish Government’s new policy of extending Free Personal Care to the Under 65s will benefit millionaires more than ordinary people. At the heart of the Scottish Government's problem is a failure... facebook.com/ScotlandAgainst…
The Public Petitions Committee met on 10 January 2019 to take evidence from the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Sport, Jeanne Freeman.
The session started with general questions about the... scottishparliament.tv/meetin…
Here is an article, published in the Herald, on the introduction of free personal care for people under 65s. It conveys SACT’s concerns that... heraldscotland.com/news/1729…
Jeff and Amanda on the roll out of free personal care to under 65s. SACT will continue to campaign for the abolition of all care charges whether that care be personal or social care. facebook.com/ScotlandAgainst…
Check out our website on scotlandagainstthecaretax.co… Please note that this an updated web address. cotlandagainsthecaretax.co.u…
The Public Petitions Committee met today to discuss our petition for the 18th time. Here is a brief summary of proceedings.
The meeting began with the convener Johann Lamont MSP declaring an... scottishparliament.tv/meetin…
The Scotland Against the Care Tax petition asking the government to abolish social care charges is being considered by the Public Petitions Committee tomorrow, Thursday 25 October. We are the 4th item on the agenda which will probably mean... scottishparliament.tv/
Press coverage for today's protest in the Scotsman.
scotsman.com/news/film-maker… scotsman.com/news/film-maker…
This is the new video calling for the Scottish Government to make sure that they act fairly when the extend Free Personal Care to the under 65s. If people have different needs, you can treat them the... facebook.com/ScotlandAgainst…