Citizen's Advice Shropshire to lose £100,000 funding

A Shropshire charity which provides a lifeline to people in financial crisis today warned it may have to cut services as it prepares to lose more than £100,000 in funding.

Citizens Advice Shropshire has been told it will face a 20 per cent budget cut over the next three years from Shropshire Council.

The charity, which has its main base in Shrewsbury, is now seeking immediate help from other sources as it battles to keep providing a service to the large numbers of people in debt as well as those in need of practical advice.

Liz Warren, service director for Citizens Advice Bureau, said the organisation currently received about £540,000-a-year from the council but was preparing for tough times ahead.

She said it came as demand for the service was at its highest with increasing numbers of people out of work and facing financial difficulties.

The charity has now turned to Shrewsbury Town Council for support in the hope it may be able to allocate some funds to ensure residents are not left without an adequate service.