Councils are “completely in the dark” about how much funding they will receive next year, town hall leaders have warned, as a survey suggested a third fear their funding to
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The failure of successive governments to address long-term funding for adult social care puts thousands of old and disabled people at risk of losing vital support, care chiefs have warned.
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A “genuine crisis” in funding for young people with special educational needs could “blight their lives forever”, the High Court has heard. Lawyers representing three families who are bringing a
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Parents of children with special educational needs are bringing a landmark High Court challenge against the Government over funding cuts to local authorities. The families bringing the legal action say
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Many people could be sitting on a “social care financial time bomb”, the Association of British Insurers (ABI) has said. It found nine in 10 (89%) over-65s have not made
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Deaths of homeless people have been highest in areas with the biggest council cuts, Labour analysis shows. Nine of the 10 areas with the most homeless deaths have had at
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Grassroots approaches to tackling childhood obesity will receive £1.5 million in funding, the Government has announced. Five councils are to be supported by the Department of Health and Social Care,
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One in four council jobs has been axed or outsourced in the past decade as a result of austerity, a new study suggests. Staff numbers have halved in some local
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Heavy metal group Metallica made a substantial donation to a Manchester-based homeless charity after playing a sold-out concert at the city’s Etihad Stadium. The group gifted more than £40,000 to
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Social work is facing a “crisis” because of years of spending cuts, threatening to “tear apart” communities, a union has warned. Unison said its research revealed high levels of stress
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