Charities have not seen the recovery experienced by the economy overall, a new report today shows (PDF, 830kb).
While the rest of the economy has grown, the charity sector's income has flat-lined since 2009.
On current projections, charities will be faced with a £4.6bn shortfall in income by 2018/19 - the result of cuts to government contract and grant income, tepid growth in donations from the public, and inflation.