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Elderly left without help by social care cash catastrophe
Thousands suffer after £1.2bn funding cut

"Catastrophic" cuts to social care have left hundreds of thousands of vulnerable elderly people without support, a leading charity revealed yesterday.

Age UK said a massive £1.2 billion drop in direct social care funding since 2010 has prompted 87 per cent of local councils in England to deny service unless the need is considered "substantial" or "critical."

Many older people already struggling with everyday tasks have been left without any support.

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