Scrapping Welfare Assistance Funding ‘An Expensive Mistake'

The removal of government funding for local welfare ‘safety net' schemes in April would be an expensive mistake which could put thousands at greater risk of losing their homes and cost the public purse hundreds of millions of pounds, councils are warning. New analysis by the Local Government Association shows that local welfare schemes have helped support 94,000 people at direct risk of becoming or remaining homeless per year. Councils are warning that when government withdraws its £172 million annual funding for these schemes, vital support which has helped people avoid eviction will no longer be available for tens of thousands in many areas. Read more on the LGA website.