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Councils warn that without extra funding, cuts will have to be made to support for communities. Wales social services face cuts over £646m budget gap Skip to main content
The Welsh government will boost council budgets by £253m next year if its budget plans pass - less than half of what the sector says it needs to plug gaps caused by increased demand and costs.
1 January – Social services in Wales have estimated they face a £646m shortfall over the next three years as a result of Welsh Government budget cuts. [7]2 January – Provisional data released by the Met Office indicates 2023 was the second warmest year on record in the UK behind 2022, with Wales and Northern Ireland experiencing their warmest year on record during 2023.
Peter Fox MS, the Welsh Conservatives’ shadow finance minister, welcomed the additional funding for health and social care services but said the budget “fails to address the people’s ...
Urgent budget cuts were approved on 6 November 2000 and involved cutting back on temporary staff and overtime and car allowances. [35] In December 2000, the council agreed on a three-year proposal to improve its finances. [35] The plan led to £4m of cuts for the 2000-2001 financial year and £16m of cuts for 2001–2002. [35]
19 December – The budget for Wales, announced by Finance Minister Rebecca Evans, cuts spending on public services, with funds being diverted to support the NHS. [181] 21 December. Hospital waiting lists in Wales have risen for the eighth consecutive month, with just under 764,400 people waiting for treatment in October 2023.
All the funding for Welsh government supported services, and most funding for councils, comes from the Welsh government budget. Seeking to put pressure on her rivals, Labour's Eluned Morgan has ...
The Minister for Children and Social Care (Welsh: Y Gweinidog Plant a Gofal Cymdeithasol) is a minister of the Welsh Government, accountable to the cabinet secretary for health and social care. The current officeholder is Dawn Bowden since March 2024.