Like many in Hackney, we are very concerned about the impact on the borough's most vulnerable residents of the recent cuts announced by the Government. The Government's own changes to Housing Benefit, Job Seekers Allowance, and other benefits are all likely to affect most those in need. In addition, the effects of cuts in Government funding to Hackney Council, the NHS, and the Police among others are likely to result in the loss of local services provided or funded by these statutory sector organisations, which is also likely to affect most those in need. As a voice of the Voluntary and Community Sector in Hackney we are also very aware of threats to the funding of many organisations working closely with Hackney's many different communities, which will affect their ability to deliver services. Advice services, employment support, older and disabled people's services, youth clubs, after-school-clubs, language and literacy training, refugee and migrant programs - all this - and much more of what we have come to know as part of Hackney - has been supported by programmes and grants now under review.
"Like many in Hackney, we are very concerned about the impact on the borough's most vulnerable residents of the recent cuts announced by the Government. The Government's own changes to Housing Benefit, Job Seekers Allowance, and other benefits are all likely to affect most those in need." Mary Cannon, CEN Chair
Sunday, 28 November 2010
Welcome from the CEN Chair
Like many in Hackney, we are very concerned about the impact on the borough's most vulnerable residents of the recent cuts announced by the Government. The Government's own changes to Housing Benefit, Job Seekers Allowance, and other benefits are all likely to affect most those in need. In addition, the effects of cuts in Government funding to Hackney Council, the NHS, and the Police among others are likely to result in the loss of local services provided or funded by these statutory sector organisations, which is also likely to affect most those in need. As a voice of the Voluntary and Community Sector in Hackney we are also very aware of threats to the funding of many organisations working closely with Hackney's many different communities, which will affect their ability to deliver services. Advice services, employment support, older and disabled people's services, youth clubs, after-school-clubs, language and literacy training, refugee and migrant programs - all this - and much more of what we have come to know as part of Hackney - has been supported by programmes and grants now under review.
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