Daily Archives: 10/09/2010

Vital grants scheme could be next victim of spending cuts

Plans to scrap a London-wide grants programme could have “devastating” consequences for Deaf and disabled people’s organisations (DDPOs), say campaigners.
London Councils (LC) – the organisation representing the capital’s 33 local authorities – is considering scrapping its grants programme, set up more than 20 years ago to address “social issues of London-wide significance”.
Instead, the £28.4 million-a-year [...]