Northumberland National Park could be forced to make cuts across the board after Government aid's could have decreased by as much as 56% between 2010 and 2025.
The Government's grant to Northumberland National Park has been frozen since 2019 and will remain so until 2025. This is despite the cost of living crisis, inflation, salary increases to keep pace with inflation, meaning that in real terms by between 2019 - 25 the Park Authority's funding will have been cut by 22% - on top of losing 40% between 2010 and 2019.
Northumberland National Park Chief Executive Tony Gates says that finances of National Parks across the country are on a "cliff edge" and are fast becoming unsustainable. £1.7m of next year's grant of £2.6m will be solely to make sure that the National Park can "open its doors" and perform its core functions.
