Public Affairs & Policy

Learning disabled charity calls for improved provision of supported internships

Hft has welcomed the Government’s commitment to double the number of supported internships in its SEND improvement plan ‘as a step in the right direction’ but adds that it would like to see improved provision for follow-on support to enable learning disabled people to stay in paid employment.

Learning disabled people call for change on four key issues in Hft’s national campaigning plan

Hft’s CEO highlights the benefits of working in social care, but calls on the Government to go one step further

Hft’s CEO highlights the benefits of working in social care, but calls on the Government to go one step further than the Made with Care campaign.

Hft responds to the Archbishops’ long-term social care vision

Hft have responded to the Archbishops’ new report laying out a long-term vision to transform care and support in the UK.

Local MP visits Edenbridge services to meet learning disabled adults

Tom Tugendhat, MP for Tonbridge and Malling, visited the Edenbridge residential and supported living services, run by national learning disability charity Hft.

Hft responds to the Draft Mental Health Bill

Kirsty Matthews, CEO of national learning disability charity Hft, has responded to the announcement of the draft Mental Health Bill.

The Government’s actions must reflect the ongoing social care crisis

The Government’s announcement of an extra £250m to help discharge more people from hospital is a welcome announcement but is merely a short term solution to an ongoing crisis. Social care sector challenges will continue deep into 2023, unless urgent long-term funding is made available.

Hft calls for further measures from Government to support learning disabled people with cost of living

Disabled people, including those with a learning disability, will be forced to cut back on heating and eating this winter as the income gap between the disabled and non-disabled population rises to 44%. This is according to new research published yesterday by the Resolution Foundation.

The social care workforce is over-challenged and under-appreciated – Hft

Community Integrated Care’s new report ‘Unfair To Care’ underlines the skill and complexity of frontline work in social care and provides further evidence of the need for social care funding to appropriately reflect the true cost of delivering quality care and support.

Hft and Care England partner to analyse challenges in the adult social care sector

Hft and Care England,have today announced their partnership to deliver Sector Pulse Check 2022, a report analysing the impact of challenges facing the adult social care sector with a focus on financial health.