Supported housing budgets could be devastated in parts of England following savage cuts planned by local authorities. Nottinghamshire Council is consulting on axing 67 per cent from its Supporting People budget, from £22.5 million in 2010/11 to £7.5 million next year. Rochdale and Cornwall councils are planning cuts of 30 and 40 per cent respectively. Michael Leng, operation’s director at Nottinghamshire-based homelessness charity Framework, said the council’s proposed budget cut represented a ‘near total disinvestment’ from services, which were not a statutory requirement. Jenny Edwards, chief executive of umbrella group Homeless Link, said its members were being asked to re-negotiate contracts before they had fully run. Wendy Young, head of Nottinghamshire Council’s voluntary sector liaison service, said ‘tough decisions’ had to be made. ‘The county council needs to make £150 million of savings over the next three years.’ Read more on Inside Housing.
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