Scarborough shares £3 million Coronavirus cash boost for local councils across North Yorkshire

Thirsk, Malton and Filey MP, Kevin Hollinrake, says the extra £3 million support for local authorities in his constituency will help provide vital services during the pandemic.

£2.3million has been allocated to the whole of North Yorkshire County Council and both Ryedale and Hambleton Councils will receive an extra £100,000 pounds each with Scarborough Borough Council, which covers Filey, expecting £640,000 out of the £900 million made available across the country.

This means that, since the start of the pandemic, North Yorkshire has received a total of £50 million, Ryedale £840,000, Hambleton £1.2m and Scarborough £2.39m in extra direct support from the Government, to help cover its coronavirus-related costs and ensure it has the resources it needs for key services.

Thirsk and Malton also stands to benefit from a further £100 million, which will be used to establish a new fund to support council leisure centres that are most in need, in recognition of the ongoing challenges, many local authority leisure centres are facing. This means that councils will have a £1 billion extra in funding this winter, with more details of the support for leisure centres to be set out shortly.

Mr Hollinrake said:

“The £840,000 announced today is hugely welcome and will ease financial pressures on all three authorities and ensure they are able to continue providing the local services people depend on. Just as we said we would stand behind people whose jobs are at risk, with over £200 billion so far to project jobs, incomes and businesses throughout and beyond this pandemic, this Conservative Government is keeping its promise to local authorities and ensuring they have the resources they need to continue supporting people.”

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.

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.