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1 week ago | attoday.co.uk | Millie York

PROCare, an accessible bathroom and adaptations specialist, has been awarded for Best Resident Safety Initiative at the 2025 Northern Housing Awards. The company was also shortlisted for Professional Services Partnership of the Year, a category that celebrates meaningful collaboration across the sector. This recognition reflects PROCare’s commitment to working in partnership with housing providers, local authorities, and care professionals to tackle the UK’s lack of accessible homes.

1 week ago | attoday.co.uk | Millie York

Organisations and individuals that are working to remove barriers and make the world more inclusive for disabled people were celebrated at Business Disability Forum’s Disability Smart Awards 2025 in London on 29 April 2025. Now in its 11th year, the Disability Smart Awards is an annual event open to organisations of any size across all sectors. Evidence and learnings from finalists and winning projects are shared during the awards and throughout the year.

1 week ago | attoday.co.uk | Sarah Sarsby

The Health and Social Care Committee has published a new report that explores the problems of England’s social care sector and warns that too much emphasis is put on the cost of change and not enough consideration is given to the human and financial cost of inaction. MPs state that the UK Government needs to measure the true cost of inaction on social care, to be able to present a robust financial case for reforms of the system.

1 week ago | attoday.co.uk | Millie York

Pension Age Disability Payment for disabled people and those with a long-term health condition to help them look after themselves, or supervision to stay safe, is now open for applications across Scotland. The Pension Age Disability Payment is available to people of State Pension age and is also available to pensioners who are terminally ill. The national rollout follows successful pilots in 18 local authority areas, which began in October 2024.

1 week ago | attoday.co.uk | Sarah Sarsby

On 2 May 2025, the UK Government formally began its independent commission into adult social care, chaired by Baroness Louise Casey, with the publication of its terms of reference. The commission aims to reform adult social care through a two-phase approach. Phase 1 (medium term), reporting in 2026, will outline a plan to implement a National Care Service.