The Government has backed down over its controversial “pay to stay” policy for those living in social housing. Housing minister Gavin Barwell has said plans to charge higher rents for
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The Government has backed Professor Alexis Jay to lead the troubled child sex abuse inquiry amid growing calls by victims and MPs for her to go. Labour MP Chuka Umunna
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The Government should provide tax breaks to encourage people to save to pay for the costs of social care, a former pensions minister has said. Baroness Altmann (pictured), who was
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One of the biggest victims’ groups involved in the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse has announced it is formally pulling out of the probe. In the latest setback for
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Every former health secretary of the past 20 years has signed an open letter voicing “alarm and dismay” at the Government’s failure to deliver on promises to improve services for
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A Labour peer who fled the Nazis has accused the Government of breaking its promises to provide sanctuary for more child refugees. The Government earlier this year pledged to take
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A government review is to be carried out of the law protecting alleged rape victims from having to reveal details of their sex lives in the wake of the Ched
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Ministers would ease the social care system “funding crisis” by urgently bringing forward the date they intend to spend millions of pounds on services, Labour has said. Shadow health minister
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Almost 700,000 older people in need of some sort of care or support are being left to fend for themselves, a charity has warned. Age UK said 696,500 people who
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Surplus cash from business rates should be spent on tackling the country’s social care “crisis”, the Government is being urged. Unison said a “windfall” of £2.4 billion has yet to
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