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<p>We have made over £200 million in Devolved Formula Capital allocations available
to schools for the financial year 2020-21. Schools can invest this in capital projects
to meet their own priorities. There is, however, no expectation that schools carry
out building works to adapt their premises to support social distancing.</p><p>We
have published guidance on the additional funding we are providing to schools to cover
unavoidable revenue costs incurred due to the COVID-19 outbreak that cannot be met
from their existing resources. The fund is targeted towards the costs we have identified
as the biggest barrier to schools operating as they need to at this challenging time.</p><p>The
cost categories covered by the fund are clearly set out in the guidance – increased
premises related costs of opening over school holidays; support for free school meals
for eligible children who are not in school, where schools are not using the national
voucher scheme; and additional cleaning costs relating to cases or suspected cases
of COVID-19, above the cost of existing cleaning arrangements. Details are available
here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-financial-support-for-schools/school-funding-exceptional-costs-associated-with-coronavirus-covid-19-for-the-period-march-to-july-2020"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-financial-support-for-schools/school-funding-exceptional-costs-associated-with-coronavirus-covid-19-for-the-period-march-to-july-2020</a></p>
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