Mencap NI has placed over 50 members of staff on protective notice saying that it can no longer deliver its current level of service due to the loss of ESF Funding.
The charity that supports people with learning disabilities says that it has been forced to make the decision to place staff on notice following months of uncertainty regarding European Social Funding which is due to end on March 31, 2023 and replaced with the UK government’s new UK Shared Prosperity Fund.
It says that this new funding falls significantly short of the ESF funding pot by at least 50%.
