Rising children’s social care costs deepening councils’ financial woes, finds study
Community Care
NOVEMBER 3, 2023
Rising children’s services demand and care placement costs are deepening English councils’ financial problems, a study issued this week has found. Despite authorities budgeting to spend 11% more in real terms on children’s social care in 2023-24 than 2022-23, they are on course for a significant overspend on their financial plans, said the County Councils Network (CCN).
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