Green county councillors have criticised the recent announcements to reduce the Disability Related Expenditure agreement, as well as increase charges for adult social care transport and home monitoring devices. Meanwhile, the weekly cost of home support telecare services will increase from £6 per week to £9.87. This means the impact on individuals is likely to be "disproportionately greater than the financial benefit" to the council, according to the Greens. "People with disabilities often face higher daily living costs that many of us never have to consider. Councillor Robin Jones (Image: Oxfordshire County Council)"These are not discretionary purchases, they are the costs of living with a disability.