Government announces more funding for carers
The government has unveiled its New Deal for Carers, which it hopes will provide more funding to local councils to provide better respite care.
Announcing the new initiative, the Department of Health revealed that £33 million of additional funding would be made available to carers. Of this money, £25 million will be used to deliver emergency respite care. Continue reading…
Charities delivering public services ‘face tough decisions’
A majority of charities with annual income over £500,000 deliver public services for public authorities, but many are not being paid the full cost of their work, according to a new report.
The Charity Commission has published the first survey which investigates all the charities in the UK delivering public services. The report looked at a wide range of issues, including full-cost recovery to length of funding agreements. Continue reading…
Schoolchildren to gain global poverty education
Leading international development charity Oxfam has pledged to send its workers out across the country, to teach school children about global poverty.
The move comes as part of a nationwide campaign launched by the charity, which aims to educate youngster about global issues and then encourage them to take positive action to remedy these problems. Continue reading…
Civitas charity report ‘unworkable’, says ACEVO
The Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations (ACEVO) has branded the recommendations of a recent report into the third sector as “unworkable”.
Independent think tank Civitas recently released its study into the regulatory system for charities, coming out with a variety of recommendations. Continue reading…
Health authorities pledge to cut waiting times
A number of local health communities have pledged their support for and confidence in the government’s new 18-week National Health Service waiting time targets.
The prime minister, Tony Blair, has committed to slashing current waiting lists for treatments from the NHS before he steps down later in the year. Continue reading…
