Concerns have been raised over whether planned cuts in Northumberland County Council's social care budget can be achieved.
This year's budget, which was agreed in February, included £3m in savings from care management costs in each of the next three years, achieved by a review of existing packages of care.
However, at Monday's meeting of the council's corporate services and economic growth overview and scrutiny committee, Coun Nick Oliver pointed out that there was already a significant shortfall in this year's budget for the same costs.
