Last year the Department for Education offered to answer Special Needs Jungle readers' questions about SEND. Questions were sent in, grouped them into themes, and put forward. Now the answers are back in the form of three posts on the themes of SE...

Personal health budgets are being offered to people to help them take charge of their healthcare and choose new kinds of support that are the best fit with their lives. The voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) sector could and should ...

This guide has been written to help families understand and cope with the Care and Treatment Reviews process.

The Children's Society have put together a pack to make young carers more aware of their rights - human rights, legal rights, and rights to access things like benefits, support and advice. It has also been updated to include new rights under the ...

This toolkit aims to support disabled people and carers, as well as their families and advisers, who are encountering difficulties with the statutory agencies in relation to the provision of health, social care and education support services.

This is a plain English summary of the Funding for Supported Housing consultation from the government.

Developed by The Good Care Group, this free downloadable booklet offers guidance on how to deliver person-centred care to people whose lives have been affected by dementia.

Hear all about Henry's personal budget and the difference it has made to his life...

Promoting people's right to choice and control under the Care Act 2014 How are local authorities performing? The Independent Living Strategy Group conducted two pieces of research and analysis to explore the degree to which local authorities...

These key messages are a useful summary of the things you should know about the care act and the responsibilities local authorities have regarding; assessment, eligibility decisions, the definition of and entitlement to Personal Budgets, and the c...