Libraries and parks face closure in bid to pay for social care services facing multi-billion pound funding gap, LGA warn

Libraries and parks face closure in bid to pay for social care services facing multi-billion pound funding gap, LGA warn Libraries and parks will close in a bid to fund social care services facing a multi-billion-pound funding gap, local authorities warn.

The Local Government Association (LGA) has insisted that this year councils will have to further divert funding from local amenities - including bus services, parks, filling potholes, libraries and leisure centres - to try and protect vital adult social care services. The Daily Telegraph

See also:

• Council tax will fail to protect adult social care services this year Local Government Association
• Local councils face £1bn social care black hole as tax revenues fall short The Independent