Town halls could soon run out of cash unless more government funds are ploughed into social services for the elderly as hospital A& E departments face a growing crisis of

Social care services in Liverpool will be reduced by a quarter as a result of £156m of cuts over three years. Mayor Joe Anderson said some mandatory services would be

Controversial proposed council cuts, one of which a charity warned could set back community based social care in Norfolk by at least 10 years, will be considered by councillors for

Croydon council is set to slash more than £17m from its yearly budget, axing jobs and millions of pounds of spending on health and social care. Elderly care, retirement housing