Chamber
Meeting of the Parliament (Hybrid) 24 March 2021
24 Mar 2021 · S5 · Meeting of the Parliament
Item of business
Portfolio Question Time
Covid-19 (Community Support)
Communities and Local Government
We have allocated more than £1 billion to support local communities through the coronavirus pandemic. That includes over £550 million through the communities funding package, which includes more than £140 million to tackle food insecurity, £51 million to enable the continued provision of free school meals during school closures and holiday periods, and over £100 million for the third sector and community organisations.
Our 2021-22 Scottish budget includes an additional £100 million to support households through pandemic support payments, which means that low-income families could receive up to £530 additional financial support between last December and the end of the year.
In the same item of business
7. Dr Alasdair Allan (Na h-Eileanan an Iar) (SNP)
SNP
To ask the Scottish Government how much it has spent supporting communities affected by Covid-19 in the last year. (S5O-05160)
The Cabinet Secretary for Communities and Local Government (Aileen Campbell)
SNP
We have allocated more than £1 billion to support local communities through the coronavirus pandemic. That includes over £550 million through the communities...
Dr Allan
SNP
The Scottish Government dashboard shows that £6.9 million of the funding in the areas that the cabinet secretary mentioned has been spent in my local authori...
Aileen Campbell
SNP
We will always seek to ensure that we learn all that we can from the support that we have put in place so that we can continue to support people during the p...
The Deputy Presiding Officer
SNP
Thank you, cabinet secretary. That was a lovely way to conclude portfolio questions.