Care and housing providers urged to bid for £75k tech testbed funding so homes are ‘care ready’
Local authorities, care providers and housing associations are being invited to apply for grants of £75,000, so they can test out with older people which…
Spring Statement 2022: Key points for the assistive technology sector
Rishi Sunak, Chancellor of the Exchequer, delivered his Spring Statement 2022 to Parliament on 23 March 2022, which brings together proposals to reduce and reform…
£96m boost to give tens of thousands of social care staff in Wales a £1,000 extra payment
Deputy Minister Julie Morgan Tens of thousands of social care staff who will be eligible for the real living wage from April 2022 will receive…
Over £211k raised by world’s biggest annual video game event for children’s assistive tech charity
Children’s assistive technology charity Lifelites was chosen as a partner for the world’s biggest games charity event, Jingle Jam 2021. Since its inception in 2011,…
Ireland announces €2m for 11 digital and assistive technology projects
Ireland’s minister for disabilities, Anne Rabbitte, has announced €2m for 11 projects under the Health Service Executive’s (HSE) CREATE initiative, which aims to improve access…
£710k funding awarded to housing charity to facilitate crucial adaptations in Scotland
Vital adaptations to help people with disabilities live independently in their own homes are to be undertaken at around 200 properties across Scotland after independent…
Record £1.4bn funding for local authorities to support social care and bolster workforce
Health and Social Care Secretary Sajid Javid A record total of £ billion will be made available over three years to help increase the fee…
Irish government launches €2m assistive tech fund to enhance participation of disabled people
Minister of State for Disabilities Anne Rabbitte from the Government of Ireland has announced a call for projects under a new once-off €2 million Digital…
£7m funding to support unpaid carers in Wales in appreciation of their vital work
To mark Carers’ Rights Day yesterday (25th November), Deputy Minister for Social Services Julie Morgan has outlined how £7 million Welsh Government funding will support…
£500,000 funding awarded to “ground-breaking” TEC service to generate predictive insights
Credit: Academic Health Science Network (AHSN) for the North West Coast A Lancashire technology-enabled care (TEC) firm has won a £500,000 funding boost to develop…