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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Charges for people to use child maintenance services have been dubbed “cruel and callous” after it emerged they had earned the Government more than £11 million. SNP MP Angela Crawley
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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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New sites for the Scottish Government’s pilot projects on different models of childcare have been announced as part of its bid to double free provision. All three and four-year-olds in
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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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Scotland’s inquiry into the historic abuse of children in care will be able to follow the evidence and look at the wider system, John Swinney has said. The Deputy First
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There is “overwhelming” support for the Scottish Government’s plan to cut the number of children in poverty to 10% or less by 2030. The Government consulted on its plan to
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The Government lost control of its flagship welfare reforms to simplify the benefits system, according to the outgoing minister behind them. Conservative frontbencher Lord Freud said a “fundamental mistake” across
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Work capability assessments should be filmed to stop benefit claimants being “shamed”, a Tory MP has suggested. Tania Mathias said she had concerns about the way in which the assessments
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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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