We know that eighty per cent of local authorities restrict care funding to individuals with support needs classed as "substantial" or "critical".
With social care assessments failing adequately to take into account blind and partially sighted people's support needs, this means many people with sight loss are left to go it alone.
We urgently need to fix the care system to get a fair deal for people with sight loss
The Government should...
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increase the support available to people, now but also as part of a lasting package of reforms
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make sure that disability benefits like Attendance Allowance are not unfairly targeted to pay for growing social care bills
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ensure that individuals are clear on the extent of their personal responsibility to plan for future care needs, and that the Government accepts the responsibility it has for funding social care too.
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maintain a system of registration for blind and partially sighted people.