Hi John,
thank for taking the time and compose such a detailed message , I’m sorry to hear that you’ll actually be out of pocket with your new care plan!
my local authority West Dunbartonshire is still charging to date
ive been in touch with SDS Ideas who advised there is about 300 disabled residents in West Dunbartonshire in receipt of SDS in the same position as myself being charged , but had no idea when Franks Law would actually be implemented here
my package is 15 hours per week personal care which I pay £244 every 4 weeks towards, so it’s quite a chunk of my available funds.
ive also spoke with SDS Scotland but again they had no real knowledge and suggest I write to my Msp
i even made up a twitter account for the sole purpose of contacting the First Minister and WDC which I’ve done over and over but no reply
my social worker is in the dark, I spoke to to the SDS dept in my local authority and their response was “what’s Franks Law” and directed me back to my social worker
I don’t want to say too much or name names on here but I know the top man in charge of approving changes to budgets/financial care packages in my local authority is a nitemare
ie my SDS has been agreed , committee approved and it took almost a year for him to OK and authorise payment, despite numerous contacts by my social worker