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£4.86 MILLION FUNDING REACHES MIDLOTHIAN AND EAST LOTHIAN TO TACKLE IMPACT OF PANDEMIC

12/6/2020

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SNP MSP Colin Beattie has welcomed new figures outlining the scale of Scottish Government funding to tackle the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
 
As part of £3.8 billion in extra spending to tackle coronavirus, the Scottish Government has committed to a £350 million package of emergency funding for communities to help tackle harms caused by the pandemic.
 
A new online dashboard, published this week, has outlined the financial support so far allocated to Midlothian and East Lothian. This totalled at £2,488,682 for Midlothian and £2,367,944 for East Lothian.
 
The Scottish Government funding has included:
 
MIDLOTHIAN
  • £446,000 from the Food Fund, to support those who would otherwise be unable to access food through the usual routes.
  • £263,892 from the Wellbeing Fund, to support organisations providing important services to people most affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
  • £282,911 from the Supporting Communities Fund, for community anchor organisations to help support local responses to the pandemic.
  • £328,879 from the Third Sector Resilience Fund, to support third sector organisations that deliver services and products but find themselves in financial difficulties directly as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
EAST LOTHIAN
  • £447,000 from the Food Fund, to support those who would otherwise be unable to access food through the usual routes.
  • £249,535 from the Wellbeing Fund, to support organisations providing important services to people most affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
  • £187,614 from the Supporting Communities Fund, for community anchor organisations to help support local responses to the pandemic.
  • £184,795 from the Third Sector Resilience Fund, to support third sector organisations that deliver services and products but find themselves in financial difficulties directly as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
 
 
Commenting, SNP MSP Colin Beattie said:
 
“The pandemic has caused enormous pressure on households and communities across Scotland.
 
“The Scottish Government has provided swift and substantial financial help to households in Midlothian and East Lothian – supporting frontline organisations and access to food.
                                                                                    
“We now know that change can happen rapidly – and we must build on that momentum to achieve our long-term goals of reducing poverty and inequality.”
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