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Austerity measures are hitting children's charities hardest - New report

13 October 2011

'The Ripple Effect' paints a picture of the children's voluntary sector as heavily reliant on government funding and less likely to received funding from the private sector. Just over half of the children's voluntary sector relies on statutory funding, as opposed to only 38% of the wider voluntary sector. Similarly, children's charities receive only 1% of their funding from corporate sources, compared to an average of 4% for the entire voluntary sector.

The research, which includes an analysis of Charity Commission data, in-depth interviews with five local authorities and a review of existing literature, found that while the children's voluntary sector accounts for a quarter of all chartiable organisations, it only receives one tenth of the income. The research also found that 96% of the children's voluntary sector operates at a grass-roots, local level - delivering vital service to families in need.

These factors combine to make the children's voluntary sector particularly vulnerable to the current funding environment that seeks to cut back on central government funding while meeting the shortfall through private sector funding for local services.

A free PDF copy of the report is available from the NCB website or a hard copy can be ordered.

 

 

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