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1289697

registered interest
date	24/02/2021
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Charities: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what fiscal steps his Department is taking to support charities during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Woking
tabling member printed	Mr Jonathan Lord
uin	158038
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2021 answer text <p>The Government made a £750 million package of support available, specifically for charities, social enterprises and the voluntary sector. This ensured that charities and other civil society organisations, including those at risk of financial hardship, could continue their vital work during the Covid-19 outbreak. To date, over 15,000 charities have received funding. This includes household names such as St John Ambulance, NSPCC, Age UK, Barnardo’s and the British Red Cross as well as over 8,000 small organisations.</p><p>On top of this, the Government continues to make an unprecedented multi-billion-pound package of support available across the economy to enable organisations to get through the months ahead. Charities continue to access these schemes, including the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, grants for organisations that have been required to close, including retail and leisure facilities, deferral of VAT bills to the end of June, and government backed loan schemes.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman question first answered 05/03/2021 15:07:13 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
tabling member	4090 label Biography information for Mr Jonathan Lord

1281813

registered interest
date	28/01/2021
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Charities: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what plans he has to provide an additional funding support package for charities during the covid-19 outbreak in the first three months of 2021.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	145060
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2021 answer text <p>The £750 million sector funding package offered unprecedented support to allow charities and social enterprises to continue their vital work and adapt their service delivery to support our national response to the pandemic.</p><p>On top of this, the Government continues to make an unprecedented package of support available across the economy to enable organisations to get through the months ahead. Charities continue to access these schemes, including the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, the scheme to defer VAT bills to the end of June, and the business rate holiday for shops as well as government backed loan schemes.</p><p>We will continue to work with the sector to assess their emerging needs and understand how we can best support them during the current period.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Mr John Whittingdale grouped question UIN 145061 question first answered 05/02/2021 16:07:24 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1258319

registered interest
date	03/12/2020
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Charities: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what further funding will be made available to support small charities affected by the covid-19 outbreak, in addition to the £750 million announced in April 2020.
tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
tabling member printed	Kevin Hollinrake
uin	124795
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2020 answer text <p>Small charities play an invaluable role in this country in providing public services and the government recognises the challenges and uncertainty that some small charities are dealing with, particularly those organisations that rely on trading or fundraised income</p><p>which have been hit by the covid-19 national restrictions.</p><p>The £750 million package will continue to support charities’ and social enterprises’ vital work in the fight against the coronavirus crisis over the winter period. In addition to this, an unprecedented package of measures across the economy has been set up to support people and businesses through this period of financial uncertainty. For example, the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme has been, and continues to be a lifeline to a multitude of organisations, including charities. The Chancellor has announced that the government is extending the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme until 31 March 2021 to support individuals and businesses who are impacted by disruption caused by COVID-19 this winter. More details on all of the business support measures and eligibility details are available on GOV.UK.</p><p>Government is continuing to work closely with the civil society sector to understand the ongoing impact of the crisis on small charities, and to consider what additional policy measures might be appropriate in the months ahead. This includes working with the Institute of Fundraising to publish guidance on how to fundraise safely as an important source of income for small charities. To support this work we have set up a cross government network to share intelligence on challenges facing critical organisations and sub-sectors.</p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Mr John Whittingdale question first answered 10/12/2020 16:03:41 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
tabling member	4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake

1255632

registered interest
date	25/11/2020
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Charities: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the Charity Finance Group’s proposal to allow charities to furlough staff and enable them to volunteer at their own organisation, to help charities to mobilise during the winter period.
tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
uin	HL10703
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2020 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to supporting charitable organisations and enterprises across the country. In March, the Government announced the unprecedented Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS), designed to help employers to keep millions of people in employment. The CJRS was set to close on 31 October 2020 but, in light of the path of the virus, the CJRS has now been extended until the end of March 2021.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>A furloughed employee can volunteer for another employer or organisation subject to public health guidance and agreement from their employer. However, employees are not permitted to volunteer for their own employer or an organisation linked or associated to their employer where the volunteering either makes money for, or provides services to, their employer or such an organisation. This is to prevent fraudulent claims and to protect individuals. If the Government allowed workers to volunteer for their employer or a linked organisation, the employer could ask them to effectively work full-time whilst only paying them 80% of their wages.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>As part of the Government’s ongoing commitment to supporting charitable organisations and social enterprises, the Spending Review confirmed a £750m support package for charities supporting vulnerable people during the COVID-19 crisis. The Government also matched public donations to the BBC’s “Big Night In” charity appeal, with over £37 million being distributed by Comic Relief, Children In Need and the National Emergencies Trust to charities on the frontline.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 01/12/2020 17:09:03 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

1242925

registered interest
date	13/10/2020
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Charities: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if he will make it his policy to increase the £750 million covid-19 support package for frontline charities announced in April 2020.
tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
tabling member printed	Abena Oppong-Asare
uin	102949
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2020 answer text <p>The £750 million package offered unprecedented support to allow charities and social enterprises to continue their vital work in our national effort to fight coronavirus. This funding will continue to support this work over the winter.</p><p>We are not able to replace every pound of funding charities would have received this year, and many organisations will need to assess what measures they need to take. Information on the wider measures government has made available and details on how to access the support can be found on <a href="http://gov.uk/" target="_blank">gov.uk</a>. The Charity Commission has also published guidance on <a href="http://gov.uk/" target="_blank">gov.uk</a>, which sets out how charities can get support for their staff, advice on use of reserves, and other potential issues.</p><p>We will continue to work with the charity and social enterprise sectors to assess emerging needs and how we can best support them during the COVID-19 pandemic and through recovery.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Mr John Whittingdale question first answered 21/10/2020 16:12:31 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
tabling member	4820 label Biography information for Abena Oppong-Asare

1240291

registered interest
date	05/10/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Charities: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 21 September 2020 to Question 88904 on Charities: Coronavirus, how much of the guaranteed £12.7bn in additional resource funding this year for devolved Administrations on top of their Spring Budget funding is for Barnett consequentials associated with the coronavirus funding for charities; and how much of that funding has been (a) allocated and (b) disbursed to devolved Administrations.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	99045
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2020 answer text <p>The devolved administrations received £6bn of Barnett consequentials at Main Estimates 2020-21 and will formally receive the remainder of the guaranteed funding at Supplementary Estimates towards the end of the financial year.</p><p> </p><p>The Barnett consequentials associated with the funding for charities in England will contribute up to £106m to these guarantees.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Steve Barclay question first answered 13/10/2020 16:47:37 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1233729

registered interest
date	11/09/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Charities: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the news story, Chancellor sets out extra £750 million coronavirus funding for frontline charities, published on 8 April 2020, how much of the £60 million allocated to the devolved administrations has been (a) allocated and (b) received by organisations in the devolved regions to date; and how much was allocated to each devolved administration.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	88904
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2020 answer text <p>On 24 July, the UK Government made an unprecedented upfront guarantee to the devolved administrations. The UK Government guaranteed that they will receive at least £12.7bn in additional resource funding this year on top of their Spring Budget funding. The Scottish Government has been guaranteed £6.5bn, the Welsh Government £4bn, and the Northern Ireland Executive £2.2bn. The Barnett consequentials associated with the coronavirus funding for charities will make up a part of these guarantees.</p><p> </p><p>It is for the devolved administrations to decide how much of their funding they use to support charitable organisations within their respective nations.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Steve Barclay question first answered 21/09/2020 13:26:39 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1233730

registered interest
date	11/09/2020
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Charities: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the news story, Chancellor sets out extra £750 million coronavirus funding for frontline charities, published on 8 April 2020, how much of the funding allocated to small and medium organisations has been (a) allocated and (b) received by organisations to date; and what the regional allocation is of that funding.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	88905
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2020 answer text <p>The Government has made available an unprecedented £750 million package of support, specifically for charities, social enterprises and the voluntary sector. This will ensure charities and other civil society organisations, including those at risk of financial hardship, can continue their vital work during the Covid-19 outbreak.</p><p>Of the £750m, £200 million of this money is being distributed by the National Lottery Community Fund (NLCF) through the Coronavirus Community Support Fund (CCSF). As of 13th September 2020, £116,162,678 million has been awarded to organisations through this Fund, which is being disbursed to them in accordance with the payment profiles set out in the onward grant agreements. Of this amount, £58,332,938 has been allocated to medium sized organisations and £25,795,260 to small organisations.</p><p>The eligibility criteria used by NLCF to assess CCSF funding applications can be found on the NLCF’s website: <a href="https://www.tnlcommunityfund.org.uk/funding/programmes/covid-19-funding-over-10k#section-2" target="_blank">https://www.tnlcommunityfund.org.uk/funding/programmes/covid-19-funding-over-10k#section-2</a>. A list of all organisations that have been awarded funding from the CCSF will be published once the allocation process is complete.</p><p>£85 million has been allocated to the ‘Community Match Challenge’ which is matching funds raised by philanthropists, foundations and grant making organisations to further support small to medium sized organisations from across the country working with those who are most vulnerable and have been hardest hit by the coronavirus outbreak. This Fund closed for bids on 2nd August and the outcome will be announced shortly.</p><p>A further £4.8 million will be distributed to the Voluntary and Community Sector Emergencies Partnership - a group that comes together to improve national and local coordination before, during and after emergencies - to help strengthen the voluntary sector’s response to coronavirus and future emergencies.</p><p>To support the BBC’s 'Big Night In' (BNI), the Government matched the generous donations of the public across the country with a grant for £20 million to the National Emergencies Trust (NET) which is working in Partnership with the UK Community Foundations and a further £17 million which was shared between Comic Relief (CR) and Children in Need (CiN). As of 11 September, £16,641,702.24 has been allocated by all three funds with awards disbursed to charities through the usual process. The eligibility criteria used to assess applications for BNI funding can be found here for the NET element of the funding: <a href="https://www.ukcommunityfoundations.org/our-programmes" target="_blank">https://www.ukcommunityfoundations.org/our-programmes</a> and here for CR and CiN funding: <a href="https://www.comicrelief.com/funding" target="_blank">https://www.comicrelief.com/funding</a></p><p>£360 million has been allocated by central government departments with £200 million of this directly supporting hospices across the country. The remaining funding has been allocated and awarded, as follows, with distribution to charities undertaken by the relevant department in accordance with the relevant grant agreements:</p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Fund/Department/Allocation</p></td><td><p>Awarded (as at 11 September 2020)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£5m Loneliness Fund, DCMS</p></td><td><p>£4.92m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£14m Zoos Support Fund, DEFRA (with top-up of £86m from HMT in July)</p></td><td><p>£2.19m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£6m Homelessness Fund, MHCLG</p></td><td><p>£5.92m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£34.15m Vulnerable Children Fund, DfE and Home Office</p></td><td><p>£11.8m through HO £21.8m through DfE</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£27m Domestic Abuse Survivors and Survivors of Sexual Violence, MoJ and Home Office</p></td><td><p>£22.1m through MoJ £1.7m through HO</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£1.8m Survivors of Modern Slavery, Home Office</p></td><td><p>£1.7m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£5.4m Legal Advice, MoJ</p></td><td><p>£5.2m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£16m Meals for Those in Need, DEFRA</p></td><td><p>£15.7m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£15m Support for the Citizens Advice service, BEIS</p></td><td><p>£15m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£22m Support for Health Charities, DHSC</p></td><td><p>£23.7m (includes additional DHSC match funding over minimum requirements)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£6m Support for Armed Services, MoD</p></td><td><p>£6m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£10m Domestic Abuse safe accommodation fund, MHCLG</p></td><td><p>£8.8m</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong><p><p></strong></p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Mr John Whittingdale grouped question UIN 88903 88906 88907 88908 question first answered 21/09/2020 14:06:42 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1233735

registered interest
date	11/09/2020
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Charities: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the news story, Chancellor sets out extra £750 million coronavirus funding for frontline charities, published on 8 April 2020, how much of the £20 million allocated as match funding to the Big Night In initiative has been (a) allocated and (b) received by organisations to date; and what criteria was used to allocate that funding.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	88907
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2020 answer text <p>The Government has made available an unprecedented £750 million package of support, specifically for charities, social enterprises and the voluntary sector. This will ensure charities and other civil society organisations, including those at risk of financial hardship, can continue their vital work during the Covid-19 outbreak.</p><p>Of the £750m, £200 million of this money is being distributed by the National Lottery Community Fund (NLCF) through the Coronavirus Community Support Fund (CCSF). As of 13th September 2020, £116,162,678 million has been awarded to organisations through this Fund, which is being disbursed to them in accordance with the payment profiles set out in the onward grant agreements. Of this amount, £58,332,938 has been allocated to medium sized organisations and £25,795,260 to small organisations.</p><p>The eligibility criteria used by NLCF to assess CCSF funding applications can be found on the NLCF’s website: <a href="https://www.tnlcommunityfund.org.uk/funding/programmes/covid-19-funding-over-10k#section-2" target="_blank">https://www.tnlcommunityfund.org.uk/funding/programmes/covid-19-funding-over-10k#section-2</a>. A list of all organisations that have been awarded funding from the CCSF will be published once the allocation process is complete.</p><p>£85 million has been allocated to the ‘Community Match Challenge’ which is matching funds raised by philanthropists, foundations and grant making organisations to further support small to medium sized organisations from across the country working with those who are most vulnerable and have been hardest hit by the coronavirus outbreak. This Fund closed for bids on 2nd August and the outcome will be announced shortly.</p><p>A further £4.8 million will be distributed to the Voluntary and Community Sector Emergencies Partnership - a group that comes together to improve national and local coordination before, during and after emergencies - to help strengthen the voluntary sector’s response to coronavirus and future emergencies.</p><p>To support the BBC’s 'Big Night In' (BNI), the Government matched the generous donations of the public across the country with a grant for £20 million to the National Emergencies Trust (NET) which is working in Partnership with the UK Community Foundations and a further £17 million which was shared between Comic Relief (CR) and Children in Need (CiN). As of 11 September, £16,641,702.24 has been allocated by all three funds with awards disbursed to charities through the usual process. The eligibility criteria used to assess applications for BNI funding can be found here for the NET element of the funding: <a href="https://www.ukcommunityfoundations.org/our-programmes" target="_blank">https://www.ukcommunityfoundations.org/our-programmes</a> and here for CR and CiN funding: <a href="https://www.comicrelief.com/funding" target="_blank">https://www.comicrelief.com/funding</a></p><p>£360 million has been allocated by central government departments with £200 million of this directly supporting hospices across the country. The remaining funding has been allocated and awarded, as follows, with distribution to charities undertaken by the relevant department in accordance with the relevant grant agreements:</p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Fund/Department/Allocation</p></td><td><p>Awarded (as at 11 September 2020)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£5m Loneliness Fund, DCMS</p></td><td><p>£4.92m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£14m Zoos Support Fund, DEFRA (with top-up of £86m from HMT in July)</p></td><td><p>£2.19m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£6m Homelessness Fund, MHCLG</p></td><td><p>£5.92m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£34.15m Vulnerable Children Fund, DfE and Home Office</p></td><td><p>£11.8m through HO £21.8m through DfE</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£27m Domestic Abuse Survivors and Survivors of Sexual Violence, MoJ and Home Office</p></td><td><p>£22.1m through MoJ £1.7m through HO</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£1.8m Survivors of Modern Slavery, Home Office</p></td><td><p>£1.7m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£5.4m Legal Advice, MoJ</p></td><td><p>£5.2m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£16m Meals for Those in Need, DEFRA</p></td><td><p>£15.7m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£15m Support for the Citizens Advice service, BEIS</p></td><td><p>£15m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£22m Support for Health Charities, DHSC</p></td><td><p>£23.7m (includes additional DHSC match funding over minimum requirements)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£6m Support for Armed Services, MoD</p></td><td><p>£6m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£10m Domestic Abuse safe accommodation fund, MHCLG</p></td><td><p>£8.8m</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong><p><p></strong></p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Mr John Whittingdale grouped question UIN 88903 88905 88906 88908 question first answered 21/09/2020 14:06:42 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1233736

registered interest
date	11/09/2020
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Charities: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the news story, Chancellor sets out extra £750 million coronavirus funding for frontline charities, published on 8 April 2020, how much of the £360 million allocated to Government departments for further distribution has been allocated to each department to date; and how much has been spent by each Government department.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	88908
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2020 answer text <p>The Government has made available an unprecedented £750 million package of support, specifically for charities, social enterprises and the voluntary sector. This will ensure charities and other civil society organisations, including those at risk of financial hardship, can continue their vital work during the Covid-19 outbreak.</p><p>Of the £750m, £200 million of this money is being distributed by the National Lottery Community Fund (NLCF) through the Coronavirus Community Support Fund (CCSF). As of 13th September 2020, £116,162,678 million has been awarded to organisations through this Fund, which is being disbursed to them in accordance with the payment profiles set out in the onward grant agreements. Of this amount, £58,332,938 has been allocated to medium sized organisations and £25,795,260 to small organisations.</p><p>The eligibility criteria used by NLCF to assess CCSF funding applications can be found on the NLCF’s website: <a href="https://www.tnlcommunityfund.org.uk/funding/programmes/covid-19-funding-over-10k#section-2" target="_blank">https://www.tnlcommunityfund.org.uk/funding/programmes/covid-19-funding-over-10k#section-2</a>. A list of all organisations that have been awarded funding from the CCSF will be published once the allocation process is complete.</p><p>£85 million has been allocated to the ‘Community Match Challenge’ which is matching funds raised by philanthropists, foundations and grant making organisations to further support small to medium sized organisations from across the country working with those who are most vulnerable and have been hardest hit by the coronavirus outbreak. This Fund closed for bids on 2nd August and the outcome will be announced shortly.</p><p>A further £4.8 million will be distributed to the Voluntary and Community Sector Emergencies Partnership - a group that comes together to improve national and local coordination before, during and after emergencies - to help strengthen the voluntary sector’s response to coronavirus and future emergencies.</p><p>To support the BBC’s 'Big Night In' (BNI), the Government matched the generous donations of the public across the country with a grant for £20 million to the National Emergencies Trust (NET) which is working in Partnership with the UK Community Foundations and a further £17 million which was shared between Comic Relief (CR) and Children in Need (CiN). As of 11 September, £16,641,702.24 has been allocated by all three funds with awards disbursed to charities through the usual process. The eligibility criteria used to assess applications for BNI funding can be found here for the NET element of the funding: <a href="https://www.ukcommunityfoundations.org/our-programmes" target="_blank">https://www.ukcommunityfoundations.org/our-programmes</a> and here for CR and CiN funding: <a href="https://www.comicrelief.com/funding" target="_blank">https://www.comicrelief.com/funding</a></p><p>£360 million has been allocated by central government departments with £200 million of this directly supporting hospices across the country. The remaining funding has been allocated and awarded, as follows, with distribution to charities undertaken by the relevant department in accordance with the relevant grant agreements:</p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Fund/Department/Allocation</p></td><td><p>Awarded (as at 11 September 2020)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£5m Loneliness Fund, DCMS</p></td><td><p>£4.92m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£14m Zoos Support Fund, DEFRA (with top-up of £86m from HMT in July)</p></td><td><p>£2.19m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£6m Homelessness Fund, MHCLG</p></td><td><p>£5.92m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£34.15m Vulnerable Children Fund, DfE and Home Office</p></td><td><p>£11.8m through HO £21.8m through DfE</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£27m Domestic Abuse Survivors and Survivors of Sexual Violence, MoJ and Home Office</p></td><td><p>£22.1m through MoJ £1.7m through HO</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£1.8m Survivors of Modern Slavery, Home Office</p></td><td><p>£1.7m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£5.4m Legal Advice, MoJ</p></td><td><p>£5.2m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£16m Meals for Those in Need, DEFRA</p></td><td><p>£15.7m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£15m Support for the Citizens Advice service, BEIS</p></td><td><p>£15m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£22m Support for Health Charities, DHSC</p></td><td><p>£23.7m (includes additional DHSC match funding over minimum requirements)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£6m Support for Armed Services, MoD</p></td><td><p>£6m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£10m Domestic Abuse safe accommodation fund, MHCLG</p></td><td><p>£8.8m</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong><p><p></strong></p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Mr John Whittingdale grouped question UIN 88903 88905 88906 88907 question first answered 21/09/2020 14:06:42 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell