Payments will support business sustainability. Grants of £750 are being paid to all registered childminders in Scotland in order to secure the sustainability of their businesses. Funding of more than £3.2 million has been made available to ensure that all Read more…
695 helped in first four months of new scheme The Scottish Government has paid out more than £190,000 to eligible young people to help with the costs of starting a new job. A total of 695 successful applications were made Read more…
Extra money for mental health, education and tackling poverty. Retail, hospitality, leisure and aviation businesses will pay no rates during 2021-22 under proposals outlined today. It is one of a series of measures proposed by Finance Secretary Kate Forbes following Read more…
£60 million for newly self-employed, close contact businesses and driving instructors. Two funds to support people whose livelihoods have been affected by the pandemic are now open to applications Grants will be available for mobile and home-based close contact service Read more…
£542,200 PAID TO FAMILIES IN DUNDEE CITY FROM SCOTTISH WINTER HARDSHIP FUND 5,422 FAMILIES RECEIVE £100 WINTER PAYMENT 5,422 families in Dundee City have received a £100 COVID winter hardship payment to support them through one of the most difficult Read more…
Payments to start from late February. More than 77,000 Scottish Child Payment applications have been received since Social Security Scotland started taking applications on 9 November. The new benefit, which is unique to Scotland, will give qualifying parents and carers Read more…
786,427 people have received first dose. A total of 786,427 people have now received their first Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination in Scotland, including 93% of over-80s living in the community. Some 99% of older adult care home residents have received a Read more…
Launch of The Promise Partnership Fund. Care-experienced young people will be at the heart of a £4 million fund to help improve the lives of those in or on the edges of care. The Promise Partnership Fund will help organisations Read more…
Economic, social and climate ambitions at heart of approach. The blueprint for how Scotland will do business around the globe has been published by Trade Minister Ivan McKee. Scotland’s Vision for Trade sets out five principles which will guide all Read more…
Almost £1 million to support people into work. Funding to help more vulnerable young people across Scotland into work has been announced by Economy Secretary Fiona Hyslop. Part of the Scottish Government’s Young Person’s Guarantee, the £986,702 investment will provide Read more…
Supervised quarantine and expansion of testing as gradual schools return announced. A series of new measures aimed at driving down coronavirus (COVID-19) rates in Scotland have been announced. Current restrictions, including the ‘stay-at-home’ requirement, are set to remain in place Read more…
Savings for people with dementia and other care needs. Adults who pay for their residential care in Scotland will be better off from April as a result of a change to the rates of allowances they receive for personal and Read more…
Record funding to deliver Scotland’s green recovery. The Scottish Government will invest a record £1.9 billion in tackling climate change and creating good, green jobs in 2021/22. Delivery of a ground-breaking £1.6 billion investment to transform heat and energy efficiency Read more…
Increased Budget investment for a Fairer Scotland. Tackling deep-seated poverty and inequality will be supported by increased funding from the 2021-22 Scottish Budget. To ensure all children have the best start in life, £68 million will be invested in the Read more…
Investing in jobs and skills. Supporting people into employment and equipping them with skills they need will be at the heart of the economic recovery, backed with £1.1 billion of investment under the proposed Scottish Budget 2021-22. Additional investment of Read more…
COVID support for teachers. Hundreds of teachers who are new in post, or working in pastoral or child protection roles, are to be offered support to manage the challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Education Scotland and the General Teaching Read more…
CAMPERDOWN COMMUNITY GROWING HUB TO RECEIVE REGENERATION FUNDING Dundee’s SNP MSPs Joe FitzPatrick and Shona Robison have welcomed funding to support the Camperdown Community Growing Hub in Dundee through the Scottish Government’s Regeneration Capital Grant Fund (RCGF). Schemes around Scotland Read more…
£7.3 million for travel agents, brewers and indoor football centres. Three new funds to support businesses uniquely affected by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic will launch this week. From today, local authorities will start to approach brewers, travel agents and indoor Read more…
£30 million of additional funding. Students experiencing hardship as a result of coronavirus (COVID-19) will be supported by £20 million of Scottish Government funding. A further £10 million has also been allocated to universities and colleges for income lost in Read more…
Increased fund to go live this week. A £25 million fund to support the wedding sector and its supply chain will open to applications this week. In recognition of the ongoing challenges faced by the sector, a further £10 million Read more…