Fees for Caerphilly Council’s “lifeline” meals on wheels service could go up by more than £2.50 a day for the majority of users.

The proposal is the local authority’s latest attempt to reform what it calls a “financially unsustainable” subsidised Meals Direct service, which was saved from the axe in 2024 following a public backlash.

Cabinet members at the cash-strapped council instead instructed officers to find alternative ways to save money – and a new report shows a mooted fee rise is “the first stage in making Meals Direct a sustainable service”.

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