More than £2 million is to be shared between projects which are trying to help children who may face domestic violence, female genital mutilation and radicalisation. The Department of Education
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Projects to support children and families coping with disabilities, mental health problems and the challenges associated with poverty are among those sharing in grants worth £15 million. The Scottish Government
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Theresa May has spoken of putting “prevention at the heart of tackling homelessness” as she has unveiled £20 million of funding to stop people becoming rough sleepers on the streets
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People with learning disabilities across the country are set to benefit from £25 million of funding to help them live more independently in their own homes. Health Minister David Mowat
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Care Forum Wales chair Mario Kreft has warned that the social care sector will collapse unless the Welsh Government invests more money in independently-run care homes and domiciliary care. He
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There is a desperate need to bring new money into the social care system but existing proposals will not deliver this, says Professor Les Mayhew from the Cass Business School
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Jeremy Corbyn has written to the Prime Minister calling for urgent talks on social care funding. The Labour leader is urging Theresa May to provide “emergency top-up funding” to protect
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Holyrood Finance Secretary Derek Mackay has hit back at opposition politicians who branded his budget a “con” which will see the “heart ripped out of public services”. In an “historic
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Sajid Javid has claimed almost £900 million extra will be available to local authorities over the next two years to fund social care services. The Communities Secretary said up to
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The Government has been accused of applying a “sticking plaster” solution to the crisis in adult social care, after announcing £900 million of new funding over the next two years.
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