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David is a leading social policy journalist and former public services editor and Society editor for the Guardian newspaper.

Andrew Cozens CBE is a leading national social care and health policy analyst and improvement specialist.

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Paper 1: What is the evidence for the cost or cost-effectiveness of housing and support options for people with care or support needs?...

The Mental Capacity Act 2005 (MCA) places the individual at the heart of the decision making process and has the potential to improve the lives of many people, but the implementation of the act has...

NDTi has completed the most comprehensive research ever into the cost effectiveness of local authority and NHS commissioned employment supports for people with learning disabilities and people with mental health conditions. Funded by the National...

Many local authorities have changed services from residential care to supported housing for people with learning disabilities. Much of this change has focussed on achieving wider access to welfare benefits and having a tenancy.

The National Development Team for Inclusion (NDTi) and Community Catalysts share a concern that older people (including those with high support needs) are too often seen as a burden and a drain on resources, rather than as individuals with gifts, skills and assets.

NDTi has worked with the Department of Health on the development and design of the Achieving Age Equality Toolkit – a web based resource which is intended at assist people working within the health and social care communities to audit and assess their readiness for the implementation of the Equality Act 2010, with regard to age discrimination and age equality.

As part of Yorkshire and Humberside’s programme to deliver best practice and outcomes on employment for people with mental health problems and learning disabilities, the NDTi has been commissioned to offer planning support to Local Authorities.