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GUIDE DOGS UK BLAMES COST OF LIVING CRISIS AS IT PLANS 160 REDUNDANCIES

Largest trainer of dogs in country is trying to prevent an estimated £20m
funding gap opening up by 2026.

Amelia Hill
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Guide Dogs UK, the largest trainer of dogs in the country, is to make about 160
people redundant – around 9% of its workforce – to prevent an estimated £20m
funding gap opening up by 2026.

The charity blamed Covid and the cost of living crisis: veterinary bills have
increased by almost 20% and pet food bills by 12% since 2023, with further
increases expected.

“Our fixed costs have increased considerably over the past few years and our
fundraising income has plateaued due to the external economic challenges,” said
Andrew Lennox, CEO of the 90-year-old charity.

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Workers in England, Scotland and Wales will go through a 60-day consultation
period overseen by staff representatives, with those in Northern Ireland having
a 90-day process.

No decisions will be made on where jobs are cut until after the consultations
but a spokesperson said the charity’s frontline services will not be “touched,
reduced or limited”.

“Reducing the wait for a guide dog will continue to be an organisational
priority, along with increasing the number of partnerships we produce,” said
Lennox.

“But demand for our services is only set to increase, with the number of people
with sight loss in the UK predicted to double to more than 4 million by 2050. It
is therefore more important than ever that Guide Dogs is structured to support
even more people with sight loss to live the life they choose.



“Our change programme will enable us to increase our income, make cost savings
and ensure we’re structured to be able to support and deliver exceptional
outcomes for those living with sight loss for the next 90 years and beyond,”
Lennox added.

The charity is also closing its My Sighted Guide service by the end of the year.
The service, which provided “sighted guiding” to those who wanted to go out ,
has been hit by a fall in volunteer numbers since Covid.

Instead, the charity will refocus its resources on training people in public
life – in libraries, on public transport, in local shops – to provide sighted
guiding support.

“We want to make awareness of sighted guidance as widely available as first
aid,” said a spokesperson for the charity.



Charities nationwide have been fighting increased costs and reduced donations.
Crisis, the homelessness charity, paid more than £2m in redundancy costs last
year, while Macmillan Cancer Support, one of Britain’s biggest and best-known
charities, is planning to axe 150 jobs – one in 14 of its workforce.

Analysis of the 2023 spring budget found funding had not flowed down to
frontline charity services, in effect creating a £1bn cut in real terms and
creating the risk of widespread charity closures.

Sarah Vibert, the chief executive of the National Council for Voluntary
Organisations, said: “Charities of all sizes are facing a triple threat of
record demand, falling income and rising operational costs – with none of these
showing signs of letting up anytime soon.”


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