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Responding to a government consultation on how to ensure funding promotes community cohesion, brap reminded the government of the problems involved with targeting funding at a particular social group (such as ethnic or faith groups).

The government’s Cohesion Guidance for Funders provides advice on how voluntary and community organisations that work with excluded groups should be funded. The Commission on Integration and Cohesion – a high-profile government body looking into community cohesion – had previously said that funding for single groups should be not be promoted unless there was a compelling business case.

brap, who contributed to the Commission’s work, urged the government to remain firm on this commitment. brap said: 

single group funding often reinforces the notion of the ‘other’ between different communities. We need to find new, more joined up and shared approaches to addressing the inequality faced by all groups in society. This should help to reduce the competition and resentment that often goes hand in hand with single group funding.

To read the full consultation response  click here.

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