A ministerial statement due to be made this afternoon will confirm upper tier councils will be handed an additional 500m for children's and adult social care. Communities secretary Michael Gove is also expected to announce lower tier districts will receive a funding boost of approximately 30 to 40m.
Dozens of backbenchers signed a letter to the PM warning that without emergency cash, many councils will be forced to cut crucial frontline services and hike council tax as voters go to the polls.
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