The Institute of Fiscal Studies (IFS) has warned that the government’s proposed changes to how it allocates funding for local councils risk “weakening the impact of an over-stretched voluntary sector working with disadvantaged communities”.
The IFS report described the reforms as creating “big winners and losers over the next three years,” with some councils facing significant cuts while others will see substantial gains. The news comes after research published earlier this year by the Directory for Social Change found that financially at-risk Councils had already started reducing the grants they made to charities. Read more here.