Annual performance spotlights

Covid response - Businesses helped and grants issued

Covid response

4,256 payments were issued to taxi driver/operators under the 2021-22 scheme, totalling £4.779 million 51,014 Free School Meal Payments (School Holiday and Self-isolation) were made totalling £1.590 million. Together with 28,549 Scottish Child Payments to low-income households totalling £4.278 million 11,307 Crisis and Community Care Grants from Scottish Welfare Fund were paid totalling £3.342 million. 34,141 Low Income Pandemic Payments of £130 to low-income households were made totalling £4.438 million. 9,622 Self-isolation Support Grants (SISG) payments of £500 totalling £4.811 million 232 businesses were assisted with Scottish Government discretionary grants of £2.7 million 108 business grants made under the Covid-19 Table Service Fund totalling £290,000 and a further 17 grants made under the Covid-19 Ventilation Fund totalling £22,185 351 business grants made under the Covid-19 December/January Hospitality Fund totalling £2,178,900 and a further 72 business grants made under the Covid-19 Hospitality and Leisure Fund totalling £160,650 3 grants made under the Covid-19 Nightclub Closure Fund totalling £135,000