The Edinburgh Integration Joint Board (EIJB), which oversees the city’s health and social care services, is set to slash £4.5m of grants currently shared between 64 organisations.
The funding supports organisations carrying out preventative and early intervention work with vulnerable residents – including dementia sufferers, disabled young people, rape victims, those on low incomes, and new parents.
The grant funding was expected to continue until at least March next year, with the possibility of a further extension.
The cuts to community grants, if approved and implemented, will result in 142 redundancies and unacceptable cuts in services.
You can read a report in The Edinburgh Reporter and read or download the full report here.
Protest at the City Chambers from 9.15am on Friday 1st November – organisations effected by the cuts and Edinburgh Trades Union Council will be making deputation to the EIJB
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