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Welfare system 'failing to meet minimum thresholds for a dignified standard of living'
MORE than half of councils say that they are at risk of bankruptcy over the next parliament unless local government funding is reformed.
Councils also warned that neighbourhood services will have to be cut despite a government bailout ahead of next week’s Budget.
A survey of senior council figures by the Local Government Information Unit (LGIU) found that 51 per cent said they feared their local authority would go bust over the next five years.
