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The UK government has announced a 57m funding package to support Northern Ireland charities and community organisations facing a financial crisis due to a loss of European money, PA Media reports. PA says:
Eighteen projects across the region will receive backing through the UK shared prosperity fund with a focus on groups helping support people into work.
The announcement comes just a day before financial support provided by the European social fund comes to an end due as a consequence of Brexit. Some charities in Northern Ireland had warned they would have to cut staff and support programmes if funding was not replaced.
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