Some small UK poverty charities could go bust as aid charity proposes withdrawal from grass roots projects, from welfare advice to women's groups and refugees.
Welfare advice, refugee and women's charities are potentially at risk under Oxfam plans to cut funding to its UK poverty projects by 20%.
The aid charity spent almost £2.5m on its UK poverty programme in 2012-13, around 1% of its total income. This will drop to at least £1.85m in 2014-15, and the Guardian understands Oxfam is considering a worst-case scenario where its UK spending tapers to as little as £400,000 in future years.
The cuts are part of a global strategic review through which the charity aims to reduce support for grassroots poverty programmes and re-focuse its resources on influencing decision-makers.
Oxfam wrote to all 71 UK of its charity partners last week (see table below) warning them of the cuts. It is understood that no final decisions have been made about individual projects, but it is believed that small charities that rely on Oxfam for core funding will be especially vulnerable
