- Staffordshire Moorlands to benefit from extra £0.12 million in funding announced by the Government
- Local authority has been provided with £1.41 million in extra funding since the pandemic began.
People living and working in the Moorlands will benefit after Staffordshire Moorlands District Council was given a share of £900m in additional Government funding for local councils.
The money will be used locally to help the council cover coronavirus-related costs and ensure it has the resources needed to keep providing key services as we battle the Covid pandemic.
It means Staffordshire Moorlands has now received £1.41m in direct extra support from the Government since the start of the pandemic.
Meanwhile, Staffordshire Moorlands will benefit from a share of a further £100m established to support council-run leisure centres across the country, which are proving key to helping the health and well-being of people in the area.
The new funding means local councils will have £1bn extra in funding this winter to help maintain vital services.
Karen said,
“I welcome the announcement of an extra £0.12 million for the Moorlands. This will ease financial pressures on Staffordshire Moorlands District Council and ensure that it is able to continue providing vital local services this winter.”
The funding has not been ring-fenced, meaning local leaders will be able to determine how to spend the additional funding in order to best protect public health, local vulnerable people and the running of vital services. In total, over £4.6 billion of the £6.4 billion in additional government funding made available to councils has not been ring-fenced, reflecting the Government’s view that local authorities are best placed to determine local priorities.
This is the fourth announcement of extra direct support for local authorities since the start of the pandemic. It forms part of an unprecedented package of support for councils, which also includes up to £465 million through the new Local Alert Level system, £300 million to support Test and Trace and £30 million for enforcement and compliance. Councils can also claim funding through a compensation scheme for lost income from sales, fees and charges and further additional support will be made available to areas placed under Tier 3 restrictions.
