#funding-uncertainty

#funding-uncertainty

Labour ministers have committed to halving VAWG within a decade, but the strategy to deliver this has already been pushed back three times this year. In a letter to ministers, Karen Bradley, Sarah Owen and Andy Slaughter - who chair the Home Affairs, Women and Equalities and Justice Committees - said this was creating uncertainty for the sector, with many organisations struggling to sustain services because of a lack of clarity about funding.

The shelves at Toronto Council Fire Native Cultural Centre's food bank haven't been as stocked up as they used to be, but the need is greater than it's ever been, it says. And now the centre at Dundas Street and Parliament Street is one of the spots that fears losing funding after this year's federal budget left key reconciliation programs without guaranteed money beyond spring 2026.