Social work news

• Nottingham city council to review case of women found dead in their home

  07-06-2024 18:46
  
  Local agencies’ involvement with Alphonsine Djiako Leuga and her daughter will be subject to inquest and ‘full review’On the last few occasions Alphonsine Djiako Leuga was seen in her neighbourhood, she is said to have told shopkeepers that she could not afford to heat her home or buy food for her disabled daughter.Months later, Leuga and her teenage daughter were found dead inside their Nottingham home. Police said the pair had “lain undiscovered for some time” but
  
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• Mounting social care costs leave councils facing £6.2bn black hole over next two years, warns LGA

  07-06-2024 16:03
  
  Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll.Mounting social care costs will leave councils facing a £6.2bn financial black hole over the next two years, the Local Government Association has warned political parties ahead of the general election.
  The LGA calculated that authorities would need an additional £4.7bn in 2025-26, compared with 2024-25, to maintain services at existing levels, but would only be able to cover half
  
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• Proportion of social work roles offered part-time grows slightly but remains less than a quarter

  07-06-2024 12:50
  
  Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll.The proportion of social work roles advertised as part-time or flexible hours has grown for the second consecutive year but remains at less than a quarter.
  Almost a quarter of positions (23.1%) were advertised as either part-time, part-time or full-time or available on a flexible-hours basis, found a Social Workers Union (SWU) study of online job postings in April and May this year.
  This is
  
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