Charities forced to evict' adults in their care to stay solvent, survey finds
Briefly

More than half of charity care providers handed back contracts last year, highlighting how serious funding issues have become due to council cuts and rising costs.
Many charities are threatening to walk away from contracts, effectively evicting individuals in residential care to pressure councils into meeting the full costs of services.
An 80-something mother was devastated as her son's long-time home faced closure due to funding cuts. The charity chose to absorb costs to avoid eviction.
Sector Pulse Check survey indicates that charity and nonprofit providers are in acute precarity, often on the brink of insolvency due to government inaction.
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