Families of the Manchester attack victims to get £250,000
22 people were killed on the 22nd May
Last updated 14th Mar 2018
Manchester City Council have announced that the families bereaved after the Manchester attack in May, will receive £250,000 each from the We Love Manchester Emergency Fund.
The families have previously been able to claim £70,000 from the fund, however a further £180,000 has now been announced, to ensure the families will benefit from the phenomenal support from the public.
On the 22nd May 22 people were killed after a suicide bomber detonated a device in the foyer of the Manchester Arena, following an Ariana Grande concert.
Victims from the attacked included a number of children and teenagers who had been to see their idol. The youngest victim Saffie Roussos from Lancashire was the last of the victims to be laid to rest just last month, when a service was held for her in Manchester Cathedral.
Just two weeks after the devastating attack Ariana Grande brought a star-studded line-up to the city for her One Love Manchester benefit concert. The concert raised money for those affected and included a performance from one of the victim's schools, who joined Ariana on stage to sing 'My Everything'.
Check out our photos from the One Love Concert below:
The We Love Manchester Emergency Fund was set up to raise money for those affected by the attack and has raised £18 million so far, with donations still coming in. The Emergency Fund has also provided access to free financial counselling for the bereaved families.
Further to the money for the bereaved families £3.5 million has been given to those who were hospitalised after the attack.
Councillor Sue Murphy, chair of the trustees of the fund, said, “The city and the world responded with such extreme kindness, generosity and solidarity in the aftermath of the Manchester Arena attack.
“We will now spend some time looking at how we will distribute the rest of the funds. This will be a complex and sensitive process as we will need to assess the long-term impacts of the attack. We will issue an update as soon as we know more.”
We remember the 22 victims:
Young couple, Chloe Rutherford (17) and Liam Curry (19) from South Shields
Elaine McIver (43) from Cheshire
Georgina Callander (18) from Tarleton, Lancashire
John Atkinson from Bury, Greater Manchester
Sorrell Leczkowski (14) from Leeds, West Yorkshire
Saffie Roussos (8) from Leyland, Lancashire
Friends, Lisa Lees (47) and Alison Howe (45) from Oldham, Greater Manchester
Olivia Campbell-Hardy (15) from Bury, Greater Manchester
Husband and wife, Marcin (42) and Angelika Klis (40) from York, North Yorkshire
Kelly Brewster (32) from Sheffield, South Yorkshire
Martyn Hett (29) from Stockport, Greater Manchester
Nell Jones (14) from Cheshire
Jane Tweddle (51) from Blackpool, Lancashire
Michelle Kiss from Whalley, Lancashire
Eilidh MacLeod (14) from the Outer Hebrides
Wendy Fawell (50) Otley, West Yorkshire
Courtney Boyle (19) and her mother's partner Philip Tron (32) from Gateshead, Tyne and Wear
Megan Hurley (15) from Merseyside