£400m of new funding to support Scotland through COVID-19

New funding of £800 million is being guaranteed for the devolved administrations in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to support people, businesses and public services with the ongoing impact of COVID-19, the government has announced. 

This means a further £400 million for the Scottish government, £200 million for the Welsh government and £200 million for the Northern Ireland Executive, to help the devolved administrations continue their COVID-19 response through the winter months.

"We’ve already committed unprecedented levels of support to Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland," said the chief secretary to the Treasury Steve Barclay.

"This extra funding will provide the nations with the certainty they need to plan through these difficult months.

"We remain committed to an economic recovery for the whole of the United Kingdom and will continue to work closely with the devolved administrations to support people and businesses."

People and businesses in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland will also continue to benefit from the UK government’s £280 billion UK-wide economic response package.

This includes schemes such as the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme and the Bounce Back Loan Scheme providing billions in support to businesses across the three regions.

Alongside this, millions of jobs in the three regions continue to be supported through the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme and the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme.