Council says ‘difficult decisions’ needed as it plans to reduce social care bill

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Council says ‘difficult decisions’ needed as it plans to reduce social care bill
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The town hall needs to save nearly £50m in the next few years.

The council wants to make social care ‘fairer’ and has launched a public consultation on plans to slash spending, saying it needs to make ‘difficult decisions’ to balance the books.

Approving the proposed changes to social care would save the council around £750,000 a year in total. "We understand how important adult social care services are to residents, and that's why this consultation hasn't been taken lightly.

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