Salford City Council has published its final draft of savings proposals, as it looks to cut spending by £56m over the next two years.
A range of measures put forward by the council include establishing a mutual company with the NHS to protect adult social care services, review public health funding and work more closely with partner organisations.
Following a further central government funding reduction in December, savings required for this year have risen to £32.5m.
Changes to services could now be introduced to allow managers and staff to take voluntary redundancy or retirement.
Parents and carers will also be encouraged to take up personalised budgets to save council funds, also handing residents greater control over support.
City Mayor Ian Stewart said: ‘As the Government continues to reduce the grant which provides two thirds of the council's funding, we are being forced to make significant savings. We have already been forced to make £118m savings since 2011 and now the Government says we have to save a further £56mover the next two years. This means that by 2016 the city council will have lost 43% of its government funding.
‘We simply cannot avoid major impact on local residents and council services - services we would otherwise wish to protect - with almost half our funding gone. I hope people understand the magnitude of the challenge the council faces - and that if we don't make the savings, the government will step in and make them for us.’
A final decision on the budget will be made at the end of February.
