Content tagged with: vulnerable adults
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Council Tax
www.doncaster.gov.uk/services/council-tax-benefits/council-taxFind out how to pay your Council Tax, apply for discounts, register a change in your circumstances and more.
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Domestic abuse - Are you worried about someone you know?
www.doncaster.gov.uk/services/crime-anti-social-behaviour-nuisance/domestic-abuse-are-you-worried-about-someone-you-knowYou may know a sister, brother, mum, dad, son or daughter, colleague, neighbour, cousin or friend who is experiencing abuse behind closed doors.
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Safeguarding Adults
www.doncaster.gov.uk/services/adult-social-care/safeguarding-adults-contents-pageWe aim to support Adults at risk to retain independence and be able to live a life free from abuse and neglect. Everyone has the right to be safe, to be respected, to be heard. Everyone has a role to play to make this happen.
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Council Tax Vulnerability Policy
www.doncaster.gov.uk/services/council-tax-benefits/council-tax-vulnerability-policyThis policy defines the circumstances in which Doncaster Council will consider a person vulnerable. This will not preclude the Council from taking any form of recovery action but it will ensure that the circumstances of the vulnerable person are fully considered prior to any action being taken.
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Council Tax discounts and exemptions
www.doncaster.gov.uk/services/council-tax-benefits/council-tax-discounts-and-exemptionsCouncil Tax assumes two adults (aged 18 and over) are living in your property but in some circumstances you may be entitled to a reduction.
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Doncaster Safeguarding Adults Board (DSAB)
www.doncaster.gov.uk/services/adult-social-care/doncaster-safeguarding-adults-board-dsabThis page contains the Doncaster Safeguarding Adults Annual Reports for the past 5 years. Also on this page are minutes from the Doncaster Safeguarding Adults Board meetings.
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Safeguarding Adults Policy and Procedures
www.doncaster.gov.uk/services/adult-social-care/safeguarding-adults-policy-and-proceduresAn overview of the new South Yorkshire Safeguarding Adults Procedures.
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Safeguarding Adults Events
www.doncaster.gov.uk/services/adult-social-care/safeguarding-adults-eventsPlease see this page for news on any safeguarding events happening in Doncaster.
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Doncaster Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy 2019-2024
www.doncaster.gov.uk/services/housing/doncaster-homelessness-and-rough-sleeping-strategy-2019-2024Since the Government’s Homelessness Reduction Act 2017 came into force in April 2018, Doncaster continues to experience a wide range of reasons for homelessness, reinforcing the need for a wide partnership response to prevention. The Council has a statutory responsibility to provide housing to those who meet a range of criteria.
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Apply for it: Local Assistance Scheme application form
www.doncaster.gov.uk/doitonline/local-assistance-scheme-application-formTo apply for Doncaster Council’s Local Assistance Scheme. Help for the most vulnerable residents in meeting an immediate short-term need...