Scottish benefit claimants to lose £80m
Low-income households in Scotland will lose more than £80 million in support because of the UK government’s housing benefit changes, a report has warned.
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650 Glasgow primary kids to be given counselling
More than 600 Glasgow primary children are to be given counselling to help them cope with problems at home and school.
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Rantzen calls for court system shake up
Esther Rantzen CBE, journalist and founder of ChildLine, addressed those working with children and challenged the current court system at a conference organised by CHILDREN 1ST.
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Blaenau Gwent care services praised
IMPROVEMENTS to Blaenau Gwent’s social services were praised last week by an official report.
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One of two threatened care homes in Llanelli may remain
A new owner may save one of two Carmarthenshire council-run care homes in Llanelli, but the other could shut.
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One in five schoolchildren has been abused or neglected
Nearly one in five secondary school children in the UK has been severely abused or neglected during childhood, an NSPCC study has found.
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KCC head of adult social services to leave the council after 23 years
THE head of adult social services is to leave Kent County Council after 23 years. Oliver Mills will be leaving the council at the end of March.
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Council blasted for sending complex forms to dementia sufferers
A COUNCIL has been blasted as “farcical” for mailing a tough questionnaire to people in the advanced stages of dementia.
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Newcastle University to spearhead care study
NEWCASTLE University’s Business School has been selected to lead a £2m groundbreaking study into health and social care provision for the UK’s ageing population.
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Social care regulation proposals need more time
Plans to change the way social care workers are regulated must take into account the needs of people who use these services and of those who work in them, says Melanie Henwood
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