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Wednesday 6 November 2013

Hurricane Austerity hits community & voluntary sector

New research by UNISON highlights the devastating effect of cuts in council budgets on community and voluntary organisations – both vulnerable clients and workers in the sector are bearing the brunt of cuts which have removed 20% of spending from adult social care since 2010:
http://www.theguardian.com/society/2013/nov/06/budget-cuts-hit-community-services