Most vulnerable people in country ‘in jeopardy’ over £1.1billion of cuts to adult social care

‘The most vulnerable people in the country are being “placed in jeopardy” by a further £1.1bn of cuts to adult social care, according to new research.

Older people, those with learning difficulties and mental health problems have all seen major reductions in the services to help them because of shrinking budgets.

The £1.1bn cut planned for 2015/16 – calculated by the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS) – comes after councils have slashed their adult social care budgets by 31 per cent over the last five years.’

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