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Ministers step in at Woking council as debts forecast to reach £2.4bn
External commissioners appointed as council’s debts expected to exceed 100 times its annual net income
Patrick Butler and Peter Walker
25, May, 2023 @2:08 PM
What links the Prince’s Trust to historical UK child migration schemes?
The Fairbridge Society, which merged with the trust in 2012, was among operators promising poor children a ‘better life’ abroad – but many suffered terrifying abuse
Patrick Butler Social policy editor
24, May, 2023 @7:00 AM
King Charles urged to intervene over ‘insulting’ child sexual abuse payments
Exclusive: Surviving victims of ‘farm school’ abuse will only receive £2,000 each from Prince’s Trust, which took over liabilities of Fairbridge Society
Patrick Butler Social policy editor
24, May, 2023 @7:00 AM
Chances were missed to save man who starved in Nottingham, report finds
DWP, GP surgery and social landlord failed to spot risks for Errol Graham, who had benefits cut despite being severely mentally ill
Patrick Butler Social policy editor
12, May, 2023 @4:38 PM
‘Skeletal’ body of man who lay dead in Bolton flat for six years discovered
Robert Alton, 70, is believed to have died in 2017 with his death going unnoticed by his landlord and local council
Patrick Butler Social policy editor
11, May, 2023 @6:02 PM
UK households missing out on £19bn a year in unclaimed welfare benefits
Complexity of system and perception of government handouts as ‘shameful’ stopping people from accessing much-needed support
Patrick Butler Social policy editor
30, Apr, 2023 @7:15 PM
More than 500,000 people in UK visited ‘warm rooms’ during the winter
Exclusive: first audit of spaces reveals people visited to due to loneliness as well as to keep warm
Patrick Butler Social policy editor
26, Apr, 2023 @6:00 AM
UK food bank charity reports record take-up amid cost of living crisis
Trussell Trust says it gave out nearly 3m food parcels in year and 750,000 people visited for first time
Patrick Butler Social policy editor
26, Apr, 2023 @5:00 AM
Urgent calls for reform after horrific abuse of young people at private care homes
Child safeguarding practice review panel says harm was result of day-to-day failures and oversight
Patrick Butler Social policy editor
19, Apr, 2023 @11:01 PM
Council’s failures left disabled child in chronic pain for three years, watchdog finds
Local government ombudsman rules that delay in finding suitable accommodation for family occasioned serious health risks
Patrick Butler Social policy editor
12, Apr, 2023 @11:01 PM
Britain ‘not close to being a racially just society’, finds two-year research project
Exclusive: More than a third of people from ethnic and religious minorities have experienced racially motivated assault, data shows
Patrick Butler Social policy editor
09, Apr, 2023 @4:00 PM
Benefit sanctions slow people’s progress into work, says report Coffey suppressed
Government has aggressively pursued sanctions despite its own 2020 report showing they are ineffective at getting people into jobs
Patrick Butler Social policy editor
06, Apr, 2023 @3:45 PM
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