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Cumberland using EFS to fund redundancies

Cumberland Council is using £11.83m of rescheduled exceptional financial support (EFS) to fund a voluntary redundancy programme expected to cut between 300 and 400 staff.

By William Eichler | 21 August 2026
Cumberland (c) Clare Louise Jackson / Shutterstock

Cumberland Council is using £11.83m of rescheduled exceptional financial support (EFS) to fund a voluntary redundancy programme expected to cut between 300 and 400 staff.

Ministers approved moving the funding from 2025-26 into 2026-27, where it forms the backbone of a balanced budget.

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