How the third sector became the first line of support

David Cameron’s idea of the Big Society – a synergy between the voluntary sector and the state – might have been abandoned, but given the funding cuts to local government, the third sector continued to largely support many communities. Ellie Benton and Joseph Usher go over research from twelve low-income neighbourhoods, over the last fifteen years and find that, given the current limits in resources, the best way to support those communities is to keep bolstering local charities and groups.