Holyrood Finance Secretary Derek Mackay handed cash-strapped councils a spending boost in his budget, pledging to up their funds by just over £240 million. Mr Mackay also confirmed he would
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People should start saving for their future social care costs in the same way that they save for their pensions, Jeremy Hunt has said. Those in their 20s or 30s
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Local authorities in England are to be allowed to bring forward council tax increases totalling 6% over the next two years to pay for social care. Ministers have agreed the
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Theresa May has claimed the Government will not duck the need to reform social care funding after being urged to “get a grip” by Jeremy Corbyn. The Prime Minister vowed
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Labour says it is unfair to “dump” solving the crisis in social care funding onto council tax bills. Shadow care minister Barbara Keeley said allowing local authorities to increase the
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Chancellor Philip Hammond has denied the Prime Minister blocked him from announcing new funds for social care in last month’s Autumn Statement. His comment came as town hall chiefs said
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Funding for Britain’s “Third World” social care system should be prioritised over the foreign aid budget, a former minister has said. Conservative peer and ex-pensions minister Ros Altmann’s call was
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“Under threat” social care systems in certain areas of England are set to receive a funding boost from the Government, Downing Street has indicated. Communities Secretary Sajid Javid (pictured) will
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Social care should be “front of the queue” for an injection of cash from the Government, the head of the NHS in England has said. Simon Stevens, chief executive of
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Council budgets could be cut by £700 million by the end of the current Parliament, according to a new report. The study, commissioned by the Scottish Local Government Partnership (SLGP),
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