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It is deeply upsetting that our concerns of many years have been systematically ignored, while the passage of time has proven nearly all of them to be true.
We found out that people who give support, like teachers and careers advisors, might ● have too many people to support ● not have the right training to support disabled and neurodiverse people in the best way.
Instead, we believe this proposed rule adds unnecessary complexity, confusion and will further disadvantage many unpaid carers aged 16 to 19 years old who would meet all other requirements of the eligibility criteria.
At the moment, IJB’s through local authority commission services to provide some of our services but many tasks are still delivered by social work staff.
In many cases, a child will receive an NHS diagnosis but then be put on yet another waiting list for treatment, forcing them to obtain medication via private prescription in any case.
The Poverty and Inequality Commission was the focus of many of the comments, with a number of respondents suggesting that the Commission had had a positive impact.