direct to your inboxManchester residents can now have their say on the city council’s plans to make cuts of nearly £50m in the coming year.The town hall is also considering a council tax rise of almost five per cent to protect frontline services such as adult social care and homelessness support.But the council’s homelessness service would still see £2.3m cut from its budgets under the proposals due to go out to consultation until Sunday February 21.A further £1m in discretionary housing payments could be taken away from people living in Manchester who are struggling to pay their rent.Schools and children’s services could see £12.6m slashed from its budgets, with another £15m expected to be taken out of the council’s joint funding.
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