Councils pay for prostitutes for the disabled

[chanel]

One local authority is using its budget to pay for the services of a prostitute in Amsterdam, while others have said visits to lap dancing clubs are permissible under new policies which transfer funds directly to those who receive care from social services.

Holidays abroad, subscriptions for internet dating and driving lessons have all been funded by the taxpayer under a national initiative introduced by the last Government. The £520 million scheme promised to give elderly people and those with disabilities more control over the care they received, by passing on cash so individuals could choose the services they needed, such as home help, or mobility aids.

An investigation by The Sunday Telegraph can disclose that exotic holidays, internet dating subscriptions and adventure breaks, as well as visits to sex workers and lap dancing clubs have been permitted under the system.

Councils pay for prostitutes for the disabled - Telegraph

Are taxpayer funded sexual relations a matter of human rights?

Ahhh - socialism. One can have so much fun spending other people's money!

 

[HerewardTheWake]

I agree.

But then again I dont trust whatever british newspapers print.

 

[chanel]

I love British papers. Yes, they can be quite "tabloidish" but they have great stories. My guess is that story is true - but perhaps exaggerated. I remember a story a few years ago about social workers in NJ taking folks in a group home to a strip club. I'll see if I can find the article.

 

[CrusaderFrank]

Yeah, but the prostitutes are elderly and have no teeth so they give discount gum jobs to seniors and disabled