£1,104,200 PAID TO FAMILIES IN FIFE FROM SCOTTISH WINTER HARDSHIP FUND
Published date : 16 Feb 2021
11,042 FAMILIES RECEIVE £100 WINTER PAYMENT
Over 11,000 families in Fife 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 SNP Government provided support to thousands in each of Scotland’s local authorities – with more than £14 million paid out to families in December.
In Fife £1,104,200 was paid out to 11,042 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 30th November to the start of the winter school holidays.
Commenting, Mid Fife and Glenrothes SNP MSP Jenny Gilruth 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, the SNP 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 Fife 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.
“In contrast to the Tories at Westminster, the SNP Scottish Government is doing all it can to ensure kids who receive free school meals do not go hungry.
“Alongside introducing the Scottish Child Payment, Best Start Grant and Best Food Grants, this SNP 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.
“The only way Scotland can escape Westminster austerity and build a social security system based on dignity, fairness and respect is by becoming an independent country.”
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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