6,082 FAMILIES RECEIVE £100 WINTER PAYMENT

6,082 FAMILIES RECEIVE £100 WINTER PAYMENT

A total of 6,082 families in West Lothian have received a £100 COVID winter hardship payment to support them through one of the most difficult winters in living memory.

 

New figures show that the Scottish Government provided support to thousands in each of Scotland’s local authorities – with more than £14million paid out to families in December.

 

In West Lothian £608,200 was paid out to 6,082 families.

 

The payment, announced by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, was made available to families who were in receipt of free school meals and was paid from 30^th November to the start of the winter school holidays.

 

Commenting, Angela Constance MSP said:

 

“With the Scottish Government rolling out the Scottish Child Payment and supporting hundreds of thousands of families across Scotland with the £100 COVID winter hardship payment, this is making a real difference to people’s lives and lifting children out of poverty.

 

“This has been an incredibly difficult time for families in West Lothian who may have faced lost earnings, increased food bills and cold weather. The £100 winter payment will hopefully have eased the financial strain many have been facing.

   

“Alongside introducing the Scottish Child Payment, Best Start Grant and Best Food Grants, this Scottish Government is committed to supporting children, whereas the Tories are planning to slash Universal Credit and get rid of the £20 uplift when families need it most.

 

 

 

ENDS

 

Number of COVID Winter Hardship Payments made by local authorities, correct as of 5 February 2021:

 

Local Authority	Reported number of payments	Reported spend
Aberdeen City	3,946	£394,600
Aberdeenshire	3,761	£376,100
Angus	2,506	£250,600
Argyll & Bute	1,393	£139,300
Clackmannanshire	1,620	£162,000
Dumfries & Galloway	3,578	£357,800
Dundee City	5,422	£542,200
East Ayrshire	3,799	£379,900
East Dunbartonshire	2,577	£257,700
East Lothian	1,962	£196,200
East Renfrewshire	1,578	£157,800
City of Edinburgh	7,727	£772,700
Na h-Eileanan Siar	283	£28,300
Falkirk	4,580	£458,000
Fife	11,042	£1,104,200
Glasgow City	28,907	£2,890,700
Highland	4,499	£449,900
Inverclyde	2,549	£254,900
Midlothian	2,014	£201,400
Moray	1,590	£159,000
North Ayrshire	4816	£481,600
North Lanarkshire	10,370	£1,037,000
Orkney Islands	291	£29,100
Perth & Kinross	2,142	£214,200
Renfrewshire	4,809	£480,900
Scottish Borders	2,227	£222,700
Shetland Islands	297	£29,700
South Ayrshire	2,872	£287,200
South Lanarkshire	9,944	£994,400
Stirling	1,592	£159,200
West Dunbartonshire	3,353	£335,300
West Lothian	6,082	£608,200
Total	144128	£14,412,800

 

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