Councils failed to spend millions intended for impoverished people – report

‘Local authorities in the most deprived parts of England have held back on spending millions of pounds in taxpayers’ money that was intended to offer emergency support to people who are plagued by poverty, a report has concluded.

Analysis published by the National Audit Office (NAO) on Tuesday reveals councils in the poorest parts of England spent less than fifty percent of the funds allocated to them to help impoverished residents who urgently required food, heating and clothing.

As a result, many of the people were forced to rely on charities providing vital services such as foodbanks, while local authorities retained the money that had not been spent.’

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