More than £21 million raised for We Love Manchester Emergency Fund in wake of Arena attack

The final total raised as part of the We Love Manchester Emergency Fund has been revealed.

Generous donations from people across the globe pushed the total raised to £21.6 million pounds, with a final £1.1 million left to be distributed.

The fund stopped taking donations at the end of January, following 18 months of collections.

It has now been revealed that the final round of funding will include £75,000 - match-funded by the NHS - for six months of intensive physiotherapy care at the Manchester institute of Health and Performance for some of the most severely injured.

The remainder of the fund will then be handed out to those who were left permanently disabled, with a long term impact on their daily living, and anyone else who still requires significant further surgery or rehabilitation.

Edith Conn OBE, We Love Manchester Emergency Fund chair of Trustees, said:

“Manchester and the world responded with such kindness, generosity and solidarity in the aftermath of the Manchester Arena attack, which took place nearly two years ago.

“In raising more than £21.5m, those who donated have helped many, many people who suffered during that incident.

“The trustees of the fund understand that people have been affected very differently by the attack and in order to discharge their responsibilities both to the beneficiaries and to the donors have made these decisions based on ongoing physical and functional disability and clinical prognosis, following advice from medical professionals.

“As the second anniversary approaches, our thoughts, as always, are with all those affected by the attack."