
Announcing the Budget to the House of Commons today (3 March), Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak announced an extension to the temporary £20 Universal Credit uplift until September and £19m to support the female victims of domestic abuse.
He also announced an increase in funding for traineeships and apprenticeships for 16- to 24-year-olds.
However, Sunak is facing backlash over his failure to mention children or social care in his speech.
Jenny Coles, president of the Association of Directors of Children’s Services (ADCS), branded the Chancellor’s silence “on the rising pressures in children’s services, or even any of our public services” as “deeply disappointing”.
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