#VulnerableTeenagers ‘dumped and abandoned’ in hotels by #councils in #England

Campaigners say cash-strapped #LocalAuthorities are placing young people in budget accommodation, making them targets for #grooming by criminal gangs
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/apr/28/vulnerable-teenagers-dumped-and-abandoned-in-hotels-by-councils-in-england
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#LocalCouncils: they must meet the needs of #communities, not just #Whitehall

#Democracy’s link to the places that matter to people are being eroded, a concern given next month’s elections
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/apr/14/the-guardian-view-on-local-councils-they-must-meet-the-needs-of-communities-not-just-whitehall

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#Homelessness

Planned #cuts to #shelters in #England will cost #lives, say #HomelessPeople

#CouncilFundingCrisis threatens #hostels and support workers from next month
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/mar/24/planned-cuts-to-shelters-in-england-will-cost-lives-say-homeless-people
#ToryPoliciesInAction #UnderfundingLocalCouncils #ToryInhumanity

Failure to fix #CouncilFunding crisis threatens #Tory election pledge, adviser warns

#AndyHaldane, government’s top levelling-up adviser, calls for urgent rethink to prevent deeper cuts across #England
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/feb/17/council-funding-crisis-tory-election-andy-haldane-england
#ToryPoliciesInAction #Austerity #UnderfundingLocalCouncils

How a decade of #austerity has squeezed #CouncilBudgets in #England - https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/jan/29/how-a-decade-of-austerity-has-squeezed-council-budgets-in-england

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Think of this: a plan to ‘warehouse’ #DisabledPeople. What kind of nation is #Britain becoming?

Cash-starved #Bristol city council is not the real villain here, but its proposed strategy tells us some lives matter less than others
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/jan/25/warehouse-disabled-people-bristol-city-council
#ToryPoliciesInAction #UnderfundingLocalCouncils

#Brighton council warns it is in ‘#FinancialPeril’ and will have to make millions in cuts

#BrightonAndHoveCityCouncil says it will be forced to make millions of pounds in savings
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/brighton-council-millions-cuts-budget-b2456919.html
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#JeremyHunt’s #budget cuts spark fears of ‘existential threat’ to #English #councils

Furious council leaders warn chancellor that austerity measures could force ‘flagship blue counties’ to go bankrupt
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/nov/26/jeremy-hunt-budget-cuts-chancellor-threat-flagship-councils-england-bankrupt
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