'Social work services in the city are at a crisis point as it stands, and implementing these cuts would be catastrophic.”
The stark financial decisions facing Glasgow’s health and social care partnership have been laid bare in leaked documents, as it grapples with a huge budget gap.
“Glasgow needs more money, and our local politicians should be fighting for this, not timidly passing on austerity handed down from Holyrood and Westminster,” he added. The leaked documents state £8.3m of the £22m savings identified are “deliverable” while £13.7m “would not be supported by the chief social work officer because of the significant risk to the council of being able to fulfil its statutory duties”.
Around £3m could be taken from the self-direct support and direct payments budget, meaning some service users could need to wait up to two years for support packages. Mr Sermanni, UNISON Glasgow social work convener, said: “These proposed cuts are the real consequence of slashing tens of millions of pounds from the social work budget. The reality is there are no ‘safe’ or ‘palatable’ cuts.
“Officers also regularly update a financial forecast; taking into account inflation and the latest information on national settlements.
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