Charities forced to ‘evict’ adults in their care to stay solvent, survey finds

Annual sector review says tax and wage rises and council funding cuts have left services in state of acute precarity'

Charities providing specialist care to thousands of vulnerable adults with learning disabilities and severe autism are having to evict" residents to avoid insolvency because of tax and wage rises and local authority funding cuts.

Non-profit providers say their work is in a state of acute precarity" with many preparing to cut services, close doors to new residents and effectively evict tenants because the fees councils pay no longer meet the cost of care.