A Northern Ireland council is to "urgently" request the Department for the Economy's (DfE) permanent secretary protects "vital funding for vulnerable people" as an EU cash flow is "terminated".
Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council's (LCCC) development committee has supported the proposal in an attempt to save 50 jobs at the Newtonbreda based learning disability charity Mencap.
The call comes this week as Mencap put its staff on protective notice with a view to ending its services come the end of this month as it is "no longer sustainable".
Read more: Mencap staff 'placed on protective notice' due to ending of ESF funding.
