Councils sap social workers' drive – by cutting car allowances

Councils sap social workers' drive – by cutting car allowances | Social care network | guardian.co.uk:

Whats wrong with their brooms?

Many social workers depend on their cars to do their jobs, but local authorities are slashing funding and even parking spaces
In August, Sandwell council became the latest local authority to abolish the annual essential car allowance worth up to £1,239 a year for social workers and other employees. The West Midlands Labour authority, like other councils, has also reduced the mileage allowance by more than five pence to a flat rate of 45p, in a package of cuts which it estimates will save up to £1m.