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The challenge for councils in maintaining independent living

Nigel Long, LGIU associate

  • 4th February 2025
  • England & Wales Northern Ireland Scotland
  • 12 mins read

Independent living is about choice and control by people over their lives and councils are key to delivering support for disabled people to live independently. This briefing looks at the challenges that councils face in delivering independent living and what four different authorities are doing to address those challenges.

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