64% cuts to community services have now taken effect.
Services are closing. Staff have lost jobs. Thousands will lose support.
This was avoidable.
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“Some lives may be lost,” warns David Babington, CEO of Action Mental Health (AMH) as 64% cuts to VCS funding take effect 1 April.
900 clients will lose AMH support, increasing pressure on A&E and GP services. This is a local problem that needs a local solution from the NI Executive.
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“People are distraught, thinking how is this happening again.”
Our CEO @cmcstravick.bsky.social spoke to CoolFM earlier on the 64% funding cut from 1 April putting 11,000 people & hundreds of jobs at risk.
Emergency action is needed.
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🚨 “These services are life saving for a lot of young people.”
In today’s BBC News story, people share the real impact of potential cuts from 1 April - support gone, opportunities lost, and vulnerable young people left behind.
The NI Executive must act now.
🔗 tinyurl.com/yc2hszuu
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🚨 We need your help now❗
By 1 April, vital community services face a 64% cut. 60+ charities supporting 11,000 people could collapse overnight.
Today at Stormont, organisations urged action - now it’s your turn.
📬 Email the Executive: lnkd.in/eNQibEEk
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🚨 At Stormont today, organisations urged the First & deputy First Minister to act.
By 1 April, a 64% cut will hit services - putting 11,000+ people and hundreds of jobs at risk.
After months of warnings, this is the last chance.
The NI Executive must act now.
🔗 bit.ly/4sHhCSk
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We're grateful for political support at Stormont & Westminster - but words aren’t enough.
By tomorrow, 60+ orgs face a funding cliff edge. 400+ jobs and vital services are at risk.
NI has waited.
Now we need action.
Decision makers must act before it’s too late.
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Speaking on Sunday Politics, @cmcstravick.bsky.social said the lack of action is "absolutely shameful”.
Urgent action is critical, including emergency funding to keep services running.
Both the UK Government & NI Executive must act now.
📺 Watch back: tinyurl.com/bdz9wekp
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Just days until 1 April, when a 64% cut to employability support takes effect.
⚠️ 11,000+ people risk losing vital services
⚠️ Hundreds of jobs on the line
This is a cliff edge for thousands across Northern Ireland. 🧵
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NICVA stands ready to work with Government to secure a solution
The UK Government and NI Executive must act now to protect frontline services.
Northern Ireland cannot wait.
🔗 Read more: bit.ly/47mKPJQ
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NIAC’s message is clear: reverse the model or provide alternative revenue funding now.
With days to go before 1 April, no solution has been secured.
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If these cuts go ahead:
⚠️ 11,000 people lose support
⚠️ Up to 400 jobs lost
⚠️ Community infrastructure weakened
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The proposed 70/30 capital-to-revenue split risks stripping away vital, people-focused services that tackle economic inactivity and support those most in need.
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NI Affairs Committee (NIAC) warns the UK Government is “still not listening” as a 64% cut to employability support looms under the Local Growth Fund.
Northern Ireland cannot wait. 🧵
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Standing with @amhni.bsky.social & impacted organisations at Belfast City Hall today to highlight the funding cliff edge facing NI’s community sector.
9 working days left. 11,000 people and 400 jobs at risk.
Urgent action needed from UK Gov & NI Executive to protect services.
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While new employment initiatives are announced by UK Government today, Northern Ireland faces a 64% cut to employability support from 1 April through the Local Growth Fund.
With 11 working days left, jobs and vital services are at risk.
Read our statement: tinyurl.com/fbp26482
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12 working days left❗
Funding cuts linked to the Local Growth Fund mean up to 400 jobs lost and 11,000 people losing vital support.
Grateful to leaders raising this with the Prime Minister and at Stormont this week.
UK Govt and NI Executive must act now with a bridging arrangement.
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We supported Tuesday's All-Party Group on the VCS chaired by Diane Forsythe MLA, highlighting:
🔹 Draft Budget 2026–30 risks
🔹 Local Growth Fund crisis (64% cut)
🔹 Need for urgent, fairer funding
Crossparty support is welcome, but action is needed now to protect essential VCS services.
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Communities have been clear: the proposed capital–revenue split does not reflect Northern Ireland’s needs.
We are calling for an urgent 2026/27 bridging arrangement while a sustainable funding model is agreed.
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NI Can’t Wait.
Thanks to Chair Tonia Antoniazzi MP and the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee for raising the impact of Local Growth Fund changes with the Secretary of State.
A 64% cut to revenue funding risks vital community services across Northern Ireland. 🧵
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Organisations across the North West gather today at 1pm in Guildhall Square for a Day of Action highlighting the impact of Local Growth Fund changes.
With funding ending in March, support for 11,000 people and hundreds of jobs is at risk.
Urgent action is needed.
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Tomorrow (5 March), Day of Action at Guildhall Square, 1–2pm.
Local Growth Fund cuts put jobs & key programmes at risk.
We need a bridging arrangement, a fair capital/resource split & protection for 11,000 people.
Local voices matter.
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All Party Group on the Voluntary & Community Sector
Join us at Stormont next week to engage directly with MLAs on the Local Growth Fund, sector–government agreements & the draft Budget consultation.
Details & registration 👉 tinyurl.com/yss4ta9y
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“Inaction now is a political choice. And communities will pay the price.” @cmcstravick.bsky.social
32 days until funding is cut.
11,000 people & up to 400 jobs at risk under the proposed Local Growth Fund.
Revise the split.
Put a bridging arrangement in place.
Protect services.
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📽️ Watch the deputation to Belfast City Council here: tinyurl.com/58xfc2nd
This issue must now be addressed. We need to collectively stand up and say that this is not good enough for the residents of Belfast and across Northern Ireland.
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Last night our CEO @cmcstravick.bsky.social & Joanne Kinnear (Ashton Centre / Belfast Works) addressed Belfast City Council on the impact of a planned 64% cut to economic inactivity funding.
Cutting early support breaks vital pathways into jobs, training and apprenticeships.
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NICVA & the Economic Inactivity Coalition met with the Secretary of State & ministers yesterday to raise concerns over the planned 64% cut to vital support programmes. Ministers acknowledged the sector’s value and will raise the issue with the Treasury.
🔗 Full statement: bit.ly/3Zgr2aD
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📢 AONTAS stands with NI’s Voluntary & Community Sector.
Cuts to the Local Growth Fund (£25m → £9.2m) threaten adult & community education. Action is needed to protect adult learning, including through North–South cooperation.
Our full statement here: tinyurl.com/yazvwjnc
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Belfast Works Connect is backing the call for urgent changes to the Local Growth Fund, to ensure frontline community services are properly protected.
✍️ Sign the petition to protect frontline community services:
👉 you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/pr...
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We welcome the statement from the NI Executive recognising the serious impact of the Local Growth Fund model on the sector.
A 64% cut to revenue funding would devastate vital services, jobs and communities. Action is now needed to reverse this decision.
🔗 tinyurl.com/58v5h47z
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