Dudley Council is continuing to roll out its campaign to encourage residents who receive housing benefit to keep the council up to date with changes that may affect their benefit and avoid penalties for incorrect claims. The campaign, funded by the Department for Work & Pensions, runs until the end of March and highlights the types of changes to circumstances that can influence the amount of housing benefit or council tax reduction a person receives. Anyone who receives either of these benefits has a legal responsibility to notify the council of a change in their circumstances. See the media release for further...

The latest Dudley Carer e-bulletin is out now.  It includes information about a carers training survey, the relocation of the Blue Badge service desk to Dudley Library and Time to Talk events taking place this Thursday. Read the e-bulletin in...

Local people are urged to share their views on how Dudley Council adult social care spends its budget and the impact on services. People are invited to a series of consultation events where they can have their say about which services should be prioritised and what’s important to them. The council recently announced that it would need to make further savings over the next three years to meet further reductions in government funding. These events will be held during December and January and people will be asked to give their views on how the council’s adult social care service is proposing to meet these financial challenges over the next few years. :: Further information on how you can share your views on adult social...

Dudley Council has produced its draft adult social care report (sometimes known as local account) for April 2012 to March 2013.  It tells people how well the council has performed in key areas and what our improvements are for the year ahead.  The draft has been produced in partnership with the local account reference group which is made up of representatives from local voluntary organisations. The document is in a draft format (see link below) at the moment and before the final report is published, the council would like to obtain the views of local people and organisations about the content and design of the report.   A final proof of the document (which will include spellcheck etc.) will be carried once all comments have been received and incorporated where appropriate. Once the report has been finalised, a summary version of the document will be produced.  Both the full report and the summary version will be available in alternative formats including large print and audio. If you have any comments that you would like to share please email them to vikki.marshall@dudley.gov.uk by Friday November 29 2013. :: Adult Social Care Local Account 2012 –...

Following consultations with carers, carers groups and service providers Dudley Directorate of Adult, Community and Housing Services (DACHS) invites Expressions of Interest from Organisations or Individuals for a 1 year contract to carry out an agreed number of Carers Assessments when neither the carer nor the person they care for is currently receiving support from Dudley Adult Social Care Services. The value of the contract is likely to be around £35,000. :: Carers Assessments – Tendering...