May urged to carry out cross-party review on health and social care
Chairs of three influential House of Commons committees have issued a plea for Theresa May to call a cross-party review of the health and social care systems. In a letter
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Welsh Gov to offset impact of national living wage with extra £10M for social care
An extra £10 million a year of new funding will help ensure the social care sector is strong and sustainable for the future, Minister for Social Services and Public Health
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Burnham presses Theresa May over ‘misleading’ extra social care funding
One in three English councils faces cuts in Government support next year putting more pressure on social care budgets, Labour’s Andy Burnham has said. The former health secretary called on
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£2m grant to be split between projects tackling abuse of vulnerable youngsters
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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£15m funding boost for children and family projects around Scotland
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 pledges £20m to tackle rough sleeping in London
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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Successful bidders announced for £25 million learning disability housing fund
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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Kreft warns council tax rise ‘won’t solve Welsh social care funding problem’
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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Engage: Social care sector in dire need of urgent reform
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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Corbyn calls for emergency top-up funding for deepening social care crisis
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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