Scrapped social care costs cap ‘was undeliverable’, minister tells critics
A cap on social care costs which was delayed by the Tories will not be taken forward by the new Labour Government as it was “undeliverable”, a minister has said.
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TV presenter questions social services’ treatment of her over 15-year-old’s interrail trip
TV presenter Kirstie Allsopp says that she does not think she would not have been reported to social services for letting her 15-year-old son go abroad if she had “been
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Councils sound the alarm as ‘vital’ household support set to end next month
Vulnerable households face a support “cliff edge” when dedicated funding expires next month, councils have warned. The Household Support Grant, which is provided to those struggling with basic costs for
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Council say they have ‘robust’ contingency plans in place for strike by social care workers
A council said it has “robust” contingency plans in place to deal with a strike by adult social care workers. Members of the Unison union in Lancashire are taking industrial
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‘Time for half-measures has passed’ say housing leaders amid record homelessness
Whitehall must pump-prime councils if Government chiefs want to tackle homelessness, five housing leaders have warned. They have told Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner that the UK needs a “paradigm
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Number of households homeless after leaving Government asylum support soars
The number of households needing help for homelessness because they had to leave Government asylum support accommodation has soared, new figures showed. A total of 16,660 households were assessed as
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Record number of children in temporary accommodation prompts call to tackle ‘national scandal’
A record high of more than 150,000 children living in temporary accommodation has been described as “astounding” amid calls for more action to address what the Government has acknowledged is
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Staff in social work teams employed by Lancashire County Council to go on strike
Staff in social work teams are to strike for five days from Friday in a dispute over salary grades and working cover. Around 200 social care support officers and hearing
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Plan for permanent memorial for those affected by funeral director scandal
Plans have been announced for a permanent memorial for those affected by the ongoing investigation into human remains found at a Hull funeral directors. Scores of families have been given
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Call for review of other cases at local authority where Lola James died
Other children’s social services cases need to be re-examined at the local authority where a toddler was murdered by her stepdad, the chairwoman behind a review into her death has
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