The report by the think-tank Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) North claims that the government’s big society agenda is at risk of failure, because central and local government are too focused on commissioning large charities to run public services, rather than providing grants for small local organisations, such as youth clubs, that are the “bedrock” of civil society.
IPPR North analysed a sample of 28,000 organisations with incomes of less than £60,000, and found that only 10 per cent were located in the most deprived neighbourhoods. But those in the most deprived areas where twice as likely to be receiving statutory funding and, therefore, were most vulnerable to cuts.
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