Tories propose slashing £18 million from Kent's Adult Social Care budget

The Conservative group at County Hall in Maidstone are proposing savage cuts to Adult Social Care that will have devastating effects on vulnerable people in Kent.

Conservative County Councillors plan to cut £18.8 million from the budget. These cuts will affect both elderly residents in care and vulnerable adults reliant on Kent County Council (KCC) services to help them live their lives.

Louise Drelaud Labour’s prospective

candidate for Margate and Cliftonville, said:

 “These proposed cuts are appalling and will have a devastating effect upon the elderly and vulnerable in Thanet. The Labour group at KCC are opposing these cuts, and Will and I will be actively campaigning against them in Margate and Cliftonville.”

Will Scobie Labour’s other prospective candidate for Margate and Cliftonville, is appalled at the changes:

“These cuts are short sighted and I cannot believe that KCC are proposing a reduction in this budget at a time when the population is growing older and people are living longer. We should be increasing the care budget not reducing it.”

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X   PROPOSED CUTS:

       £18.8m slashed in Social Care

X   PROPOSED CUTS:

       £5.3m slashed for children in Care