Funding black hole could see councils becoming ‘care authorities’

Councils face the prospect of providing ‘little more’ than care services by the end of the decade to avert financial insolvency, leaders have warned.   Local authorities in England face a funding shortfall of over £50bn over the next five years, analysis from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC), which was commissioned by the County Councils Network (CCN),…