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| Jobs go as charity cuts service | |
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| An organisation which provides homes for people with physical difficulties has been forced to close part of its operations because of money problems. | |
| It is believed about 40 staff will be made redundant following the closure of Phab NI's Independent Living centres, which house 65 tenants. | It is believed about 40 staff will be made redundant following the closure of Phab NI's Independent Living centres, which house 65 tenants. |
| Phab NI said vandalism attacks and the high cost of security at its five homes had led to overwhelming money problems. | Phab NI said vandalism attacks and the high cost of security at its five homes had led to overwhelming money problems. |
| The charity will continue to provide its other services. | The charity will continue to provide its other services. |
| However, it is believed 40 people involved in the Supported People programme will be affected, and a day-care centre for children in north Belfast has closed. | However, it is believed 40 people involved in the Supported People programme will be affected, and a day-care centre for children in north Belfast has closed. |
| Phab NI spokesman Archie McEvoy paid tribute to the "dedicated and capable staff". | Phab NI spokesman Archie McEvoy paid tribute to the "dedicated and capable staff". |
| He said they had been working with various agencies to ensure tenants could stay in their homes. | He said they had been working with various agencies to ensure tenants could stay in their homes. |
| "We are confident that the residents will not have to move and that appropriate services will be provided to them," he said. | "We are confident that the residents will not have to move and that appropriate services will be provided to them," he said. |
| The Housing Executive said in a statement that its priority was "to make sure that ongoing services for existing clients will not be affected". | The Housing Executive said in a statement that its priority was "to make sure that ongoing services for existing clients will not be affected". |