Question reference: S5W-31404
- Asked by: Neil Findlay, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 24 August 2020
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Current status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 4 September 2020
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what long-term funding and support is in place for charities post COVID-19 to ensure that they can continue providing support at a (a) local and (b) national level.
Answer
The £350m Community Fund, of which £100m has been committed to the third sector, has been delivered rapidly, ahead of other parts of the UK, and to a much greater scale.
Programme for Government announced a Third Sector and Communities Recovery fund, which will support organisations to transition to sustainable income streams. Details will be announced in the next few weeks.
The Scottish Government has committed to seek to extend three-year rolling funding where possible and we are actively progressing this work. To provide early certainty, our practice is wherever possible to confirm future grant offers before the preceding funding period ends. While local support will normally be responsibility of the Local Authority, we hope to lead by example and would encourage all funders to consider longer term funding options.