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WHITEHALL

Soap Box

Ben Page thinks the public is still coming to terms with the idea of cuts.

So there we have it. Income down by one-quarter or so, and a question as to whether the £2bn extra for social care will match the extra two million over-65s during this parliament.

It seems hard for the sector to maintain or improve service quality overall, with budgets for non-core services being slashed.

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