The cost of the cuts: the impact on local government and poorer communities
How are austerity measures affecting local government and communities? This report provides the most up-to-date national picture of the scale, nature and distribution of the cuts to council budgets currently available. It uses four case study councils to assess the impact of cuts, and explores how the strategies adopted by the case study councils have evolved or been adapted as the austerity drive has continued. Key findings - Social care spending has fallen in real terms in the most deprived communities by œ65 per head or 14 per cent - Social care spending has risen in real terms in the least deprived communities by œ28 per head or 8 per cent - The most deprived local authorities have seen cuts of œ220 per head, compared to œ40 per head in the least deprived.
