Government's £750m support package 'not enough' to keep some charities afloat, organisations warn
Karl Wilding, chief executive of the National Council for Voluntary Organisations, said charities were estimated to lose around £4bn in 12 weeks because of the coronavirus outbreak.
"Even many that survive will look very different in a few months' time, with a severely reduced capacity to provide the support that people rely on," he added.Macmillan Cancer Support chief executive Lynda Thomas also said the support did not go far enough."It won't prevent many of the nation's charities cutting the support they provide when it is needed most, or even being forced to close.
Labour's shadow chancellor Anneliese Dodds said, while the funding announcement was welcome,"it falls far short of filling the financial black hole many organisations are facing".Events such as the London Marathon, which has been postponed, are big earners for charities
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