Northamptonshire County Council provided only night care for deaf man A council has been accused by the social care ombudsman of illegally limiting care funding for a profoundly deaf man.
The unnamed man spent £17,000 on his own daily needs as Northamptonshire County Council only funded night care.
Ombudsman Michael King said the council was obliged to meet all his needs.
The council said the man had used informal care services and was unable to provide evidence of spending, so it was challenging the ombudsman's ruling.
The council's own assessment of the man, who is profoundly deaf, suffers from sleep apnoea, anxiety and has other mental health needs, indicated he required both day and night-time support.
The council initially accepted a fault but withdrew this later, the ombudsman said. BBC Northampton
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