Number 6
Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2012 1:19 pm
Yeah as a DSS activity it will be finished. The government is cutting the funding by 40% and then dispersing the remaining ?178 million amongst local authorities.
However there is no ringfencing and many local authorities are expected to use it for other purposes.
Due to be debated in the House of Lords tomorrow. The Lords have already knocked back 5 of the measures in the welfare bill.
However there is no ringfencing and many local authorities are expected to use it for other purposes.
Due to be debated in the House of Lords tomorrow. The Lords have already knocked back 5 of the measures in the welfare bill.