Chancellor unveils unexpected package of welfare measures that include extension of wait before unemployed can sign on George Osborne conjured up a populist crackdown on welfare and public sector pay

Another round of local authority budget cuts announced in the Spending Review will “jeopardise” the future of some councils, it is being claimed. The Local Government Association said the planned

People with dementia are becoming victims of austerity as savage cuts to social care spending leave more people reaching crisis point. Alzheimer’s Society is today (Wednesday 26 June 2013) calling

The NHS budget in England has been protected again – but the health service has been told it must do more to help councils with social care. Chancellor George Osborne

A social worker who made ‘Baby P’ reforms has been given an honorary doctorate from Kingston University, writes Gabriela Kerezova. Kingston University gave Dame Moira Gibb, former chief executive of

A RECRUITMENT campaign has been launched to attract experienced social workers to work with children and young people on the Isle of Wight. Isle of Wight Council said it wants

An evil Birmingham mother is facing life in prison after being convicted of murdering her two-year-old son – found beaten to death after months of abuse. Keanu Williams was discovered

More than 90 per cent of social workers worry that life will become more difficult for older people who need social care as frontline cuts start to bite according to

Social workers are now resorting to lying on official forms in an effort to help elderly people get the care they believe they need, a new study shows. At least

Research reveals more than 70 women and girls seek treatment every month after undergoing illegal procedure, likely to be a fraction of the true figure More than 70 women and