SPECIAL REPORT DAY 3: Is austerity working - the social impact

Organisations that deal with people in need see the direct effect of the cuts on their clients. Noel Baker finds that they are hoping for a move away from the short-term approach that has left many on the brink.

EVERYONE has felt the nick of the knife, but the fear is death by a thousands cuts.

They know all about it in the Ballyfermot Star project in Dublin. At the start of this month, the charity of the shopkeeper who rented out the premises for the organisation’s family support service came to an end.