Two of the the West Midlands’ leading housing and care organisations have voiced their concern at an event at the House of Lords, as they called on the coalition government to back housing and care choices for older people by protecting vital funding streams.

Stop looking for a magic bullet to help protect children and let social workers do their job, says Munro adviser Sue White

ESSEX County Council plans to spend an extra £37million on children in care and improving its failing children’s service.

PEOPLE with learning disabilities have been told their much loved respite unit will close in March.

Government’s ‘payment-by-results’ drug treatment pilots questioned Government’s ‘payment-by-results’ drug treatment pilots questioned

London faces a “tsunami” of homelessness because of government cuts, The Big Issue’s founder has warned.

140,000 children across the UK are being raised by grandparents and other family and friend carers due to parental alcohol or substance misuse, according to a new survey released today by Grandparents Plus.

Disciplinary action has been taken against four social care workers after a baby boy was found dead in front of a gas fire – following a string of missed opportunities to save him from neglect.

Anger from campaigners as council chiefs are recommended to close service which offer free short-term counselling and support in Leeds

Leading health thinktank the King’s Fund has called for a staged approach to reforming the nation’s social-care system in its response to the Dilnot Commission’s call for evidence.