Charging for Social Care - 9781032055343

Taylor & Francis

Charging for Social CareA Study of Consumer Charges and the Personal Social Services\nAuthor(s): Ken Judge, James Matthews\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032055343, 978-1032055343\nSynopsis\nDespite the widely held belief that the social services were allocated solely on the basis of client need, and could therefore be directly contrasted with the operation of the private market, in the 1970s there remained a wide range of services for which the consumer had to pay directly at the time of consumption. Consumer charges were widely used, for example, for residential accommodation, for the provision of day care and for domiciliary services.\n\nOriginally published in 1980, Charging for Social Care provided a long overdue examination of the use of these charges in the personal social services. It analyses their historical origins, current operation and their social and financial significance. In addition, it provid.