Rejected petition STOP SELF-DIRECTED SUPPORT CHARGES

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Glasgow has decided to make some of our most vulnerable citizens pay for the only chance they have to get out of the house.
The council says many other local authorities charge for day services and in Glasgow, the charge is based on the ability to pay. It insists up to 50% of services users are not being charged anything at all.
But charging up to £15 to visit a day centre will be a step too far for many older people, who will now also have to pay for the five annual trips they go on each year. That is on top of the £20 they already pay to the centre for their accommodation and travel on the outings.
Pensioners get free bus passes regardless of their ability to pay and get the basic state pension, regardless of how much money they have in the bank.
Why should day care services be any different?

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Why was this petition rejected?

It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.

This is a matter for the Scottish Parliament

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Date submitted 30 May 2014
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