Member

The burden of these increases, with little time to prepare, means that there is a need for many organisations to cut or reduce their services, which will impact individuals, communities and local economies. The NCVO has passed on to me some anonymised concerns raised by their charities, including large and small ones from around the country: a domestic abuse charity operating in the north of England reported that it will have to consider laying off staff to accommodate the increases; and a large drug and alcohol charity that supports and cares for over 200,000 adults and young people each year, in communities across England and Scotland, through teams of medics, psychiatrist nurses and volunteers, will expect to pay an additional £5.2 million. Their services help to reduce demand on hospitals and primary care and reduce pressure on the criminal justice and prison systems.