S Club 7 star Hannah Spearritt and her family were made homeless before Christmas after they were forced out of their home by their landlord.
11.01.2023 - 23:31 / dailyrecord.co.uk
A disabled man says he is 'literally begging' for carers as he cannot afford to pay for the level of care he requires. Imraan Adam, 35, says the council has refused to increase his care payment package.
Derbyshire Live reports that the 35-year-old suffers from cerebral palsy and is unable to walk. He says that he requires more financial help from Derby City Council so that he can maintain the levels of care he needs 24/7.
Mr Adam currently receives £96,600 per year, but feels this is not enough for the daily support that he requires. The Derbyshire resident says he feels “abandoned” and “neglected” by the authority.
He claims the council told him it cannot increase his current care package any further and it has been at the same amount for six years. Mr Adam says no increase in council funding has led to the number of carers looking after him dropping from nine to three in recent years.
This drop-off he claims means that his current carers are having to work over their contracted hours. Speaking last year, Mr Adam said: "I’m finding it more and more difficult to employ the right calibre of carers to meet my needs as what I’m offering as an hourly wage is nowhere near to what the care industry is paying.”
But now almost four months on from those comments, Mr Adam says his situation is getting worse by the day. He says this in part due to recently receiving a letter confirming that his appeal for an increase to his direct care payments was dismissed.
Mr Adam said: “My mental health has been affected massively. I only have three members of contracted staff that do 55 hours a week between them, the rest of my 126 hours a week consists of me having to plead and beg my bank members of staff and even old members of staff to cover.
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S Club 7 star Hannah Spearritt and her family were made homeless before Christmas after they were forced out of their home by their landlord.
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