As a background to this year's Big Squeeze 2013  survey and report, please see the emerging story of cuts to VCS organisations' funding, the effect of welfare reforms and increasing inequality...]]>http://www.lvsc.org.uk/research-policy/benefit-reform-in-london.aspxSat, 11 May 2013 08:52:54 GMThttp://www.lvsc.org.uk/research-policy/benefit-reform-in-london.aspxThe Government's welfare reform proposals will impact disproportionately on the most vulnerable Londoners. As private sector rents continue to rise, more and more neighbourhoods in the capital are becoming unaffordable to households claiming benefits.

LVSC is working with a number of other groups in London to lobby against the £26,000 total household benefit cap, and other parts of the Welfare Reform Bill that have...]]>http://www.lvsc.org.uk/research-policy/work-programme-in-london.aspxSat, 11 May 2013 08:05:10 GMThttp://www.lvsc.org.uk/research-policy/work-programme-in-london.aspxLVSC has launched a second report, examining the involvement of specialist voluntary and community sector (VCS) organisations in delivering the government’s Work Programme.

Fair Chance to Work 2

In March 2013, we released our second report on the Work Programme in London. Fair Chance to Work 2 analyses the first...]]>http://www.lvsc.org.uk/research-policy/big-squeeze/london-vcs-cuts-reports.aspxSat, 11 May 2013 07:47:43 GMThttp://www.lvsc.org.uk/research-policy/big-squeeze/london-vcs-cuts-reports.aspxLVSC has been updating a working document on the cuts to London's voluntary and community sector (VCS)'s funding since April 2010. The document can be used to analyse VCS funding from a national, London-wide and local borough perspective, or according to service users or areas. The latest update was in August 2012.

London VCS funding report: latest August 2012 update now available

The latest Augsut 2012 update contains information on funding cuts from April 2012 - August 2012
 

Previous year's Big Squeeze reports are available to download below:

2011

Big Squeeze 2011 Executive Summary

For information on this year's Big Squeeze 2013 survey and report,, please go this LVSC webpage.

Big Squeeze 2012

Surviving not thriving

This page contains the report from the event and all the presentations, hand-outs and links to further resources.

http://www.lvsc.org.uk/policy-areas/climate-change/training-events.aspxFri, 03 May 2013 16:25:29 GMThttp://www.lvsc.org.uk/policy-areas/climate-change/training-events.aspxThis page outlines our current training programme, events and recent training & event reports.

LVSC partnership climate change leaders training programme 2013

• Is social justice important for you, your organisation and your members?
• Do you want to...]]>http://www.lvsc.org.uk/policy-areas/equalities/uk-investors-in-equality-and-diversity-conference.aspxFri, 19 Apr 2013 15:07:43 GMThttp://www.lvsc.org.uk/policy-areas/equalities/uk-investors-in-equality-and-diversity-conference.aspxLVSC is currently going through the UK Investors in Equality and Diversity (UKIED) Charter Mark and we will be talking about it at this year's UKIED conference.
  

  Making the Business and Moral Case for Equality and Diversity Conference
  Friday 12th July 2013 at the Hilton Euston London Hotel

  The conference will explore good practice ideas...]]>http://www.lvsc.org.uk/projects-networks/vsf/london-councils-grants-scheme.aspxThu, 07 Mar 2013 12:00:44 GMThttp://www.lvsc.org.uk/projects-networks/vsf/london-councils-grants-scheme.aspxLondon Councils' Grants Committee met on 20th February and agreed recommendations for funding for the London Boroughs Grants Scheme 2013 - 15.
  

  Here is the full list of commissions (in two parts).

  London Councils funded groups 2013-15 part 1