A father and son have called cuts to ESF funding, which supports organisations like Mencap, "despicable" and said it would have a "dreadful impact" on vulnerable adults and families.
34-year-old Peter Livingstone has been using the services of Mencap since he was four and started at the nursery and has been working with the charity ever since with it most recently providing him with employability support and training so that he can live an independent and fulfilled life despite his learning disability.
Mencap has recently announced that due to the loss of the European Social Fund, 50 members of staff who work in its employment services could be made redundant, as the UK Government funding will be 50% less than they had previously been receiving.
