Sixteen English councils spend more than 80% of core funding on social care

Councils collectively spent record 71.9% of core spending on adult and children’s care last year, analysis shows Sixteen English councils spent more than 80% of their core funding on adult and children’s social care last year, highlighting the…
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ImpactNotable 33/100
Why it mattersRule-based estimate: no strong signals; trust 8/10.
RegionsUnited Kingdom
Published2 h ago (Wed, 30 Sep 2026 07:00:13 GMT)
RetrievedWed, 30 Sep 2026 08:00:54 GMT via rss
ClassifiedWed, 30 Sep 2026 08:01:04 GMT by heuristic
AuthorMichael Goodier and Patrick Butler