The scale of potential cuts to benefits and support services that Liverpool Council will need to make have been laid bare.
The city has to find ways to plug a £73m funding shortfall for the new financial year, with warnings of service cuts and job losses on the horizon. A document outlining where savings could be made was published by the local authority last month.
Among the possibilities is a reduction in discretionary welfare support schemes, such as its benefits maximisation service and Liverpool Citizens Support Scheme. As it launched a consultation on the future of the projects, further details have been released on how the council intends to trim them back.
