by Hannah Danson | 17 Aug 2018 | Development, Public sector |
The new 2018-2020 part-EU funded Superfast Cornwall programme aims to upgrade more than 7,000 of the premises in Cornwall which have the slowest broadband speeds. These are amongst the 16,000 properties that have speeds of less than 15 Mbps. The first upgrades...
by Hannah Danson | 6 Aug 2018 | Health care and wellbeing, Public sector |
Cornwall Council is looking at how to improve the support offered to people with low-level support needs, and has drawn up a list of ‘commissioning intentions’ which will form the basis of the new programme, and new delivery contracts. The new offer will...
by Hannah Danson | 31 Jul 2018 | Advice advocacy and legal, Funding and grants, Public sector |
The Government is working to prepare UK regions for Brexit, and has announced a series of initiatives, including strengthening Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs). A copy of the LEP Policy Paper in which this is set out can be read on the Gov.uk website. Local...
by Hannah Danson | 24 Jul 2018 | Housing and related services, Public sector |
(From a press release from Cornwall Council.) Recent figures released by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) show that Cornwall has reduced fuel poverty by over 5,000 homes in a year. Claire Perry, Minister of State for Energy and Clean...
by Hannah Danson | 24 Jul 2018 | Advice advocacy and legal, Public sector |
Disabled people who were underpaid their benefits when they were moved from Incapacity Benefit to Employment and Support Allowance are to be repaid the full amount of benefits due to them, following a recent Government U-turn. Previously, the Government had stated...
by Hannah Danson | 17 Jul 2018 | Housing and related services, Public sector |
The roll-out of Universal Credit to existing benefits claimants has now begun in Cornwall. Universal Credit will be replacing the following benefits: Employment and Support Allowance, Job Seekers Allowance, Income Support, Housing Benefit, Working and Child Tax...
by Hannah Danson | 26 Jun 2018 | Children and young people, Public sector |
Cornwall Council has issued an update on the Make Integration Happen project, part of the ‘One Vision’ Partnership Plan for services to children, young people and their families in Cornwall and Isles of Scilly. Chapter five of the Plan talks about partners moving...
by Hannah Danson | 21 Jun 2018 | Children and young people, Health care and wellbeing, Public sector |
Cornwall Council, together with the NHS, have launched a Wellbeing and Autism Wheel, as part of their Autism Strategy. The wheel is a new hub for parents and carers, with practical support on how to help your child, the assessment and diagnosis process, and lots of...
by Hannah Danson | 20 Jun 2018 | Health care and wellbeing, Public sector |
The Joseph Rowntree Foundation has issued a report into the increase in destitution in the UK, defining destitution as unable to afford the bare essentials in order to eat, stay warm and dry, and keep clean. Over 1.5 million people experienced destitution in the UK...
by Hannah Danson | 15 Jun 2018 | Equality and diversity, Health care and wellbeing, Public sector |
Yesterday (14 June) the High Court ruled that the Department for Work and Pensions unlawfully discriminated against two men who had their benefits dramatically cut when they claimed Universal Credit. The judgement stated that the way the men had been transferred to...
by Hannah Danson | 8 Jun 2018 | Public sector |
The Local Government Boundary Commission has begun consulting on changes for the boundaries marking the wards for Members of Cornwall Council. The consultation closes on 17 September, and comments are invited from interested individuals and organisations. The...
by Hannah Danson | 4 Jun 2018 | Public sector |
A new report by a team of UK researches has found that benefits sanctions are ineffective. The team, working under the name Welfare Conditionality, investigate conditional welfare int he UK. This covers two main streams of research: one is where people’s access to...
by Hannah Danson | 10 May 2018 | Housing and related services, Older people, Public sector |
Following the consultation earlier in the year, Cornwall Council has confirmed that there will be no changes made to adult social care charging policy. Cornwall Council Cabinet member for adults Rob Rotchell says: “We know that people who use adult social care...
by Hannah Danson | 1 May 2018 | Community support, Older people, Public sector |
Cornwall Council’s Adult Social Care department is hosting an online consultation to look at issues around loneliness in older people. They want to know: what is working in your community, what else people might be interested in doing and what support could make...
by Hannah Danson | 27 Apr 2018 | Environment and nature, Public sector |
Cornwall Wildlife Trust has launched a campaign called Act Swiftly, asking for help to protect Cornwall’s wildlife, by responding to two Government consultations which will affect the future of our natural environment, and therefore our wildlife. In an...
by Hannah Danson | 26 Apr 2018 | Children and young people, Health care and wellbeing, Public sector |
The Government has just announced that the children of alcoholic parents are to benefit from £6m of funding to give rapid access to support and advice. Local councils will be able to bid for a share of this funding, based on the need in their area. The funding will...
by Hannah Danson | 24 Apr 2018 | Public sector |
Cornwall Council are developing a digital inclusion strategy. They have set up a strategic task force to oversee the work and are keen to have a representative from the voluntary sector. The government’s policy of “digital by default” clearly presents challenges for...
by Hannah Danson | 18 Apr 2018 | Older people, Public sector |
Helen Charlesworth-May has started work as the new Strategic Director for Adult Social Care and Health at Cornwall Council. She will oversee the teams working with older people, vulnerable citizens and those with multiple long term conditions, and her post is jointly...
by Hannah Danson | 6 Apr 2018 | Public sector |
The Government has recently published its annual living standards statistics – the Households Below Average Income report (HBAI) – for the 2016/17 year. The report provides estimates on the number and percentage of people living in low income households,...
by Hannah Danson | 27 Mar 2018 | Health care and wellbeing, Public sector |
Cornwall Council has been holding consultations on three Adult Social Care policies. Due to complaints about the nature of the consultation, two of these, regarding Social Care Charging, and Choice and Top Up Policy, have been given an extended deadline, to allow as...
