The organisation, which previously announced 50 job losses in August, has now said around 100 staff will be made redundant in total.
It has also announced the sale of Baden-Powell House, a hostel and conference centre in central London, and its Downe Scout Activity Centre in Kent.
The Scouts board of trustees described the moves as “a decisive plan of action to stabilise the movement’s finances”.
“These actions will enable Scouts to ensure young people continue to gain skills for life, to support communities most affected by the pandemic and safeguard Scouting’s future,” the board said, adding that it had “taken every possible action”, including using the government’s furlough scheme and increasing membership fees to safeguard jobs.
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