A family of a man with Down’s syndrome is celebrating news that he will at last get funding for the extra one-to-one care he needs.

Last week the Telegraph & Argus reported how a six-month wrangle over who should pay for 27-year-old Kristian Adey’s additional support was wrecking his family's life.

But days after the article appeared his mum Maralyn Adey has received a letter from NHS Bradford and Airedale telling them the good news that the extra hours would be starting immediately.

Mrs Adey, of Wrose Road, Shipley, said the worry of waiting to find out who would pay had been making her ill and told of her relief that it had finally been sorted out.

She said: “It’s taken a lot of pressure off, it’ll open more doors for us as a family.

“It means Kristian will be able to keep doing his choir, his radio work and photography activities but now even more.

“We can’t do holidays but we can organise days out now and take the support with us.

“It means Kristian will be able to go off and do what he wants to do with his support without him having to compromise for us and us having to compromise for him.

“It’s brilliant news. I still have to see it in writing and we’ll have to work out the hours and times and arrangements but it’s just fantastic.”

Mr Adey, who also has heart and lung defects, had life-saving surgery on a brain abscess last year which changed his care needs.

He now needs additional oxygen all day to keep him alive.

A review had been carried out and Social Services and Bradford and Airedale NHS's Continuing Health Care Team agreed he needed more one-to-one support hours but since then no decision had been made on which organisation would pay for which bit of the additional care that was necessary to keep Mr Adey well and able to lead his life to the fullest.

The official review had recognised Mr Adey’s needs as “intense” and that he could become depressed or anxious without the extra one-to-one support. It also said without the proper management of his oxygen supply he could die.

The new funding now means instead of three days' care through Supported Lives he can have six.

Mrs Adey said the letter she received on Saturday states the extra care hours would start tomorrow.