The Liberal Democrat-led Somerset Council spends 70-80% of its whole budget on social care and education. Ms Wakefield said: "It would push us to bankruptcy if we couldn't find the care for the ...

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has caused a "perfect storm" threatening to destroy vital services for the UK's six million carers ... services since 2021/22. With council budgets under pressure ...

Council tax bills in Wakefield look set to increase by a maximum 4.99% and up to 270 jobs could be axed under budget proposals. They include raising £9.1m by increasing council tax by 2.99% and the ...

Air quality has improved across Wakefield after levels of Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) dropped below the legal limit, the council said. There were previously eight Air Quality Management Areas (AQMA ...

The Government’s proposed clampdown on the Right to Buy (RtB) scheme will see around 500,000 tenants become ineligible to buy their council home, a new report has found. A consultation on the new RtB ...

Liverpool Council needs to find a new service provider for two care homes that it stepped in to save from closure last summer. The local authority confirmed last summer it would take on interim ...

Vulnerable residents face being evicted from care homes as tax rises and dwindling council funding pushes providers to the brink of closure. Three in 10 adult care providers have cancelled council ...

Council tax ... and the adult social care levy by 2 per cent. It equates to an extra £1.65p per week for Band D households and £1.10p per week for Band A households. Wakefield One, Wakefield ...

Up to 270 jobs could be axed at Wakefield Council under plans to save £29m ... The proposals also include changes to adult social care services and a reduction in the use of hotels to house ...

Gateshead Council is preparing to acknowledge children taken into its care as having protected characteristics. According to council documents, the council's top bosses have recommended the ...

If you qualify for Universal Credit, you may be able to get an extra amount because of your caring role, known as the 'carer element'. To claim the carer's element you must be caring for a severely ...

The GPCC Person Council for patients and carers consists of a group of persons with many years of personal experiences of Swedish health care, either as patients and/or relatives/carers (or both).