Rural residents face social care ‘lottery’
The government’s system of funding social care services is unsustainable and unfair for rural communities, the Rural Services Network has warned. Service providers operating across rural areas face inequitable costs compared to their urban counterparts for both adult and child social care, said the network. Rural council taxpayers also faced unfair costs, warned the network in […]
Prince’s rural fund opens for applications
The Prince’s Countryside Fund is now open for applications to support community led groups and projects in rural areas around the UK. Applications are encouraged from community groups and charities to apply for grants of up to £50,000 from the fund until June 14th 2018. The fund is committed to supporting projects which will reinvigorate and sustain community […]
