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JR challenge to care charging policy
Disabled woman given permission to legally challenge Norfolk County Council care charging policy
A young woman who has Downs syndrome has been granted permission for Judicial Review of Norfolk County Council’s policy of charging people for essential care and support.
The 24-year-old claimant, SH, and her mother and litigation friend, MH, are part of a group of Norfolk disabled people, carers and supporters who have campaigned against Norfolk County Council’s decision to introduce a cut to the Minimum Income Guarantee (MIG) for working age disabled people.
The cut, combined with Norfolk County Council’s decision to include all but one component of SH’s benefits in a calculation of her contribution to care charges, leaves her in real terms, on a permanently depleted income.
MH fears this means her daughter will never be able to afford to live independently, given the total of charges levied on disabled people in supported living.
Leigh Day reporting that hearing is to be held tomorrow and Thursday.