‘Understaffing’ of social work services putting people requiring support at risk, say practitioners

Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll.Social work services are seeing increasing numbers of people in poverty but understaffing is putting those needing support at risk, as more practitioners struggle with their mental health.
Those were among the findings of a Social Workers Union (SWU) survey of 2,248 members carried out in October 2024 and commissioned by ITV News.
SWU found that 86% of social workers said that services were