Helping disabled people to enjoy independent lives without money worries

LONGSTANDING Derby social care providers have joined forces to create a comprehensive ‘One Stop Shop’ helping thousands of people with disabilities to live independently.

- By TELEGRAPH REPORTER

‘The Disability Syndicate’ brings together Blue Sky Brokers, DD Payroll Services and the Kate Garraway-backed Blue Sky Social Care Card under one roof for the first time.

The new Pride Park-based organisation means that people with disabilities - and their carers - can access at the same time the comprehensive range of services offered by all three organisations.

These services include managing payroll for those employing carers in their homes; managing prepaid cards for direct payments; recruiting a personal assistant (PA) and support for those receiving Personal Health Budgets (PHB).

Latest figures estimate that there are around 2.5million paid carers in the UK, and a far higher number - just under six million - who are unpaid carers. Around a quarter of the population - some 16million people - are living with a disability in the UK.

The Disability Syndicate managing director Raj Johal said: “I'm delighted to be launching The Disability Syndicate which draws under one organisation the huge number of services that have been provided by these brilliant providers.