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Pad of paper with 'staff shortages' written on it

Children, Wellbeing, Workforce

‘Understaffing’ of social work services putting people requiring support at risk, say practitioners

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Adults

Disability benefit reforms will increase social care demand and poverty, say practitioners

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Liz Kendall, smiling, wearing a blue shirt

Adults, Social work leaders

Many disabled people face benefit cuts in government plan to save over £5bn from welfare system

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Social worker making notes in document while talking to mother and child on a sofa

Children, Social work leaders

‘Our finding that social care touches a quarter of children shows the need to tackle poverty’

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Workforce

Poverty often overlooked in social work assessments, say practitioners

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Mother With Son Trying To Keep Warm By Radiator At Home During Cost Of Living Energy Crisis

Children, Social work leaders

Poverty and homelessness driving demand for children’s social care, directors warn

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Teenager looking upset

Children, Workforce

More children at risk of extra-familial harm or reliant on food banks, say social workers

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Sad girl hugging a teddy

Children, Social work leaders

Response to neglect ‘slow and inadequate’ due to high thresholds and lack of services, finds NSPCC

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Picture of a man reading his newspaper with the logo 'Social Work Recap' on top

Adults, Children, Workforce

Social Work Recap: World Social Work Day, child poverty and Love Island

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immigrant child

Children, Social work leaders

Councils unable to safeguard children subject to immigration control, finds study

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Image of elderly couple with energy bill (credit: Solarisys / Adobe Stock)

Adults, Children, Social work leaders

Cost of living crisis ‘severely’ hitting people accessing children’s and adults’ services, social workers warn

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Dictionary definition of poverty

Children, Social work leaders

Child poverty rises linked to 10,000 more children going into care over five years, finds research

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