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Coronavirus: more financial help for charities announced

8th April 2020

Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, has announced more funding for the charity sector to the tune of £750m.

£370m of that funding will support small, local charities working with vulnerable people. In England, this support will be provided through organisations like the National Lottery Communities Fund.

The government will allocate £60m of this funding through the Barnett formula to Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

The UK government will also provide £360m directly to charities providing essential services and supporting vulnerable people.

Up to £200m of those grants will support hospices.

The rest will go to organisations like St Johns’ Ambulance and the Citizens Advice Bureau, as well as charities supporting vulnerable children, victims of domestic abuse, or disabled people.

And the BBC has announced their ‘Big Night In’ charity appeal on April 23rd. The government will match pound for pound whatever the public decides to donate, starting with at least £20m to the National Emergencies Trust appeal.

The new funding builds on previous announcements by the Chancellor to support charities and businesses, including deferring their VAT bills, paying no business rates for their shops next year, and furloughing staff where possible with the Government paying 80% of their wages.

For more information, please check our Coronavirus Knowledge Hub.

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