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<p>No assessment has been made. Throughout this pandemic, this Government has delivered
an unprecedented package of support to protect jobs and businesses and, for those
in most need, injected billions into the welfare system. The new COVID Winter Grant
Scheme builds on that support with an additional £170 million for local authorities
in England, to support families with children and other vulnerable people with the
cost of food and essential utilities this winter. Funding has been disbursed according
to an authority’s population, weighted by a function of the English index of multiple
deprivation.</p><p> </p><p>Devolved Administrations have received equivalent funding
through the upfront funding guarantee we have provided, which was recently increased
to £16 billion for the year to support their COVID-19 response.</p>
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