19/08/2008 – The end of an era
I knew it was going to be difficult making the contract work, especially for specialist providers such as ours, but I did not envisage how tough it would be and the huge impact it would have on our own services.
We are not the only agency who has had to terminate or cut down on advice service provision. It seems that every week I'm hearing news of another agency who has decided to reduce or give back their LSC contracts. They are just simply not viable.
It's deplorable, because advice services are needed now more than ever with the impact of the ‘credit crunch' and also the implementation of the Government's new Welfare Reform agenda. According to the Government's own research it is estimated that an extra 26,500 appeals will be lodged per year because of these reform changes. Where will these people go to get help with their appeals?
Posted by Andy Gregg