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Paying More for Less: Councils in Crisis

Alison Holt reports on how spiralling care costs for children, the elderly and homeless people are threatening to push the councils across the UK into the red.

Filmed over five months inside a council on the verge of bankruptcy, Panorama explores why many town halls across the UK are in financial crisis. Reporter Alison Holt follows councillors and officials as they make decisions on which services to cut and which to charge more for in Havering, a London borough facing a £50 million deficit.

As the clock ticks down to decision day, she discovers how spiralling care costs for children, the elderly and homeless people are threatening to push the council – and others across the UK – into the red.

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Role Contributor
Reporter Alison Holt
Editor Karen Wightman
Executive Producer Sandy Smith
Executive Producer Tom Stone
Producer Edward McGown
Director Edward McGown
Production Company Rogan Productions

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