A council has approved more than £8 million of savings, including closing most public toilets, ending grants to voluntary and community groups and the loss of up to 60 staff.
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“Essential” public health services will be left with limited resources as they face unprecedented pressure because of inadequate Government funding, councils and experts have said. The public health grant for
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The “out of control” crisis in local government driven by long-term funding constraints and a “broken” financial system can only be ended by the Government providing billions of pounds more
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The number of people recorded sleeping rough in London has hit a record high, with homeless charities branding the statistics a “disaster” but not a surprise. A total of 4,389
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Private equity firms are “ripping off the taxpayer” in the children’s social care sector and making huge profits, Parliament has been told. Concerns were raised by peers in Westminster over
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The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has come under fire for failing to produce timely auditable accounts for the second consecutive year, with concerns raised over a lack of information
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Council leaders have called for reform of local government finance and an end to “short-term” measures after Michael Gove confirmed authorities will receive £500 million in emergency funding for social
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Important elements of the funding settlement for councils this year disproportionately benefit richer areas and fail to take into account a range of growing demand pressures, according to local authorities
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Parents of long-term sick children in hospital are to be consulted on proposals which could see them receive financial support. The Government has committed to establishing a stakeholder forum of
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Millions of pounds of funding into social care last year is said to have made no difference to the financial sustainability of the majority of providers surveyed for a report
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