funding

The spending gap between NHS acute hospitals and NHS mental health providers widened further last year, according to a new report from The King’s Fund. 

Children England says the government's choice not to fund children's services is "an act of wilful neglect of the nation’s most vulnerable children."

Already stretched councils in England will see the core central government funding they use to pay for vital services like collecting bins, filling potholes, protecting children and caring for elderly and disabled people, cut in half over the next two years.

A new report from Citizens Advice shows people in rural areas are more likely than their urban counterparts to depend on their local post office for key services, including postal services, banking, collecting state benefits, pensions and purchasing household goods.