Up to 370,000 older people currently receiving low level care could have it withdrawn completely by 2009 because of a lack of government funding, the Local Government Association has warned.
The comments come as the LGA publishes a survey of 132 local authorities, which reveals the average proposed council tax rise for councils with responsibility for social services and caring for the elderly is set to be 3.9%. The average council tax bill this April is set to rise by 3.5% - the second lowest rise since council tax was introduced. But the LGA warns councils with the responsibility of caring for the elderly are facing intense pressures from both the increasing number of elderly people needing care and the knock-on effects of the NHS crisis, which has left many councils pick...
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