Councils in Scotland would still be facing a real-terms cut to funding even if council tax is increased by 5%, a think tank has said. Analysis by the Institute for
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Families with vulnerable youngsters will be given extra support before they reach crisis point under a sweeping shake-up of children’s social care. The plan, which follows criticism of the safeguarding
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The Health Secretary has said he is “fast-tracking” £50 million of funding for motor neurone disease (MND) research after the Government faced criticism for failing to release the promised money.
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The Health Secretary has pledged to make an announcement on motor neurone disease (MND) research funding “in days” amid a row over the whereabouts of the money. More than a
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Funding social care through increased council tax is “highly regressive and inequitable”, a Tory former Cabinet minister has warned. Lord Forsyth of Drumlean (pictured) levelled his criticism with the lion’s
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Reports that a Tory peer may have benefited from Covid PPE contracts raise “far wider” questions about how the Government awarded such agreements, Labour has said. Labour deputy leader Angela
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The architect of the original plans for a social care cap has said he is “astonished” over the “really distressing and deeply regrettable” decision to postpone long-awaited reforms. Sir Andrew
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Key social care reforms will be delayed by two years, the Chancellor has confirmed, with billions of funding to be provided to help deliver more care packages. Jeremy Hunt (pictured)
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More than nine in 10 social care directors do not believe their local area has enough staff or funding to get through the winter, a survey suggests. Social care bosses
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Charities have warned Rishi Sunak not to axe the scheduled social care cap as he considers further delaying Boris Johnson’s policy to avoid deeper cuts elsewhere. The Prime Minister (pictured)
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