MORE than two-thirds of jobs in Liverpool’s voluntary and charity services are to be lost as a result of funding cuts.
The network is expecting to lose up to £800,000 next year, out of £1.2m it was due to receive, and faces a shortfall of another £500,000 in 2013 and 2014.
The shock announcement that 40 out of 62 workers across a range of charitable services will lose their jobs was met with anger by trade unions last night.
At the same time, the Post has learned up to 28 debt and money advisor posts are likely to be lost as a result of the withdrawal of the Government’s Financial Inclusion Fund.
Alan Lewis, chief executive of Liverpool Charitable and Voluntary Services (LCVS), said: “We knew from last year when the Comprehensive Spending Review was done that there were going to be substantial cuts across the sector generally bearing in mind the Government pulled £10m of Area Based Grant funding.
“In terms of support for voluntary organisations in the city, it will be considerably diminished.”
LCVS has helped start up 116 new community groups and given support to 400 organisations on everything from set-up to business plans.”
But he said he wanted to be clear that the organisation understood the council was facing almost impossible choices.
