Price hike proposed for 'lifeline' meals on wheels

Fees for a "lifeline" Caerphilly meals on wheels service could be raised as part of wider council cost-cutting measures.

Prices could increase by 64% for the majority of Meals Direct users as part of an overhaul of the service, which Caerphilly council has called "financially unsustainable".

The price rise would likely impact four in five of the 300 people estimated to use the daily service who pay a lower rate with a social services referral.

The local authority said it was the only council in Wales to offer a two-tier price system for its meals on wheels service, and that there was "no legal requirement for local authorities to subsidise food".