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Payment by results ‘puts charities at financial risk’

Increasing use of 'payment by results' is hampering charities' ability to help those most in need, a new report has found.

Public Finance summarises a new joint report by Collaborate and the Institute for Government,  Beyond Big Contracts', which analyses the social sector's ability to participate in the Coalition's Open Public Services Agenda.

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