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Any help from government is welcome but on the face of it the cash support is a drop in the ocean compared to what charities desperately need to continue supporting some of the most vulnerable people... (1)
It’s estimated the charity sector will lose £4bn of income and there would be huge costs to social care and society should charities collapse. Charities like @childrensociety face a perfect storm of rising demand at the same time as income has plummeted... (2) #EveryDayCounts
Right now many disadvantaged children are at increased risk, cut off from vital support networks like school and youth clubs. They need our @childrensociety teams more than ever (3) #EveryDayCounts
I’m grateful @RishiSunak acknowledges charities can’t simply stop our work so it’s disappointing there was no announcement that furloughed front line staff will be allowed to continue to volunteer. We need to mobilise not mothball our fantastic staff rightnow (4) #EveryDayCounts
I’m grateful for the leadership the chancellor @RishiSunak is showing and would implore him to do more before it’s too late #EveryDayCounts (5)
