CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Funding crisis hits learning disability

More than three-quarters of councils are struggling to fund services for people with a learning disability, according to a new charity report.

More than three-quarters of councils are struggling to fund services for people with a learning disability, according to a new charity report.

The Learning Disability Coalition's study, Social care in crisis, found that 77% of local authorities were facing difficulties over funding services for people with a learning disability.

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