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Answer · Kate Forbes · 25 Jan 2021

 As at 28 December 2020, £31.4m has been paid out and 23,398 awards have been granted to businesses from the Strategic Business Support Schemes. This data is published on the Scottish Government website .

Answer · Kate Forbes · 25 Jan 2021

Official statistics show that, at the snapshot date of 1 July 2020, there were 630 recipients of the Retail, Hospitality and Leisure (RHL) relief in Stirling Council, saving ratepayers over £20 million.

Answer · Shirley-Anne Somerville · 19 Jan 2021

The first payments of Scottish Child Payment to under 6s, including those who have successfully applied in the Stirling Council area, will start from the end of February. Using the latest available forecasts published by the Scottish Fiscal Commission in September 2020, Scottish Government analysts estimate that there could be around 1,600 families receiving the Scottish Child Payment in the Stirling Council area in 2021-22.

Answer · Shirley-Anne Somerville · 19 Jan 2021

Social Security Scotland routinely publish information as part of the quarterly Official Statistics release ‘Best Start Grant and Best Start Foods’. This includes information at Local Authority level.
Information on Best Start Grant and Best Start Foods was last published on 27 October 2020 and provided information up to 31 August 2020. This publication is available from:
https://www.gov.scot/publications/best-start-grant-and-best-start-foods-high-level-statistics-to-31-august-2020/
The latest Official Statistics, covering the period from 10 December 2018 to 31 August 2020, show that 1,470 Best Start Grant and Best Start Foods applications were authorised for payment in the Stirling Council area.
The value of these payments, by 31 August, was over £352,000 for Best Start Grant, and over £82,000 for Best Start Foods.
Official Statistics covering the period to 30 November 2020 will be published 26 January 2021.

Answer · John Swinney · 22 Jan 2021

The Scottish Government has provided funding in the Stirling Council area through three of the workstreams in the Scottish Attainment Challenge. They are the Schools Programme, the Care Experienced Children and Young People Fund and Pupil Equity Funding.
In 2015-16, one school was supported through the Schools Programme. They were allocated £45,600 and spent £39,251.
In 2016-17, two schools were supported through the Schools Programme. They were allocated a combined total of £166,581 and spent £118,916.
In 2017-18, two schools were supported through the Schools Programme. They were allocated a combined total of £180,268 and spent £174,025. A total of 47 schools were supported through Pupil Equity Funding, which was introduced in 2017/18. They were allocated £1,424,400 and spent £862,949 with £561,451 carried over.
In 2018-19, two schools were supported through the Schools Programme. They were allocated a combined total of £181,816 and spent £176,639. A total of 47 schools were supported through Pupil Equity Funding. They were allocated £1,483,440 and spent £1,696,356.26 with £348,535 carried over. Stirling Council was allocated £142,400 and spent £93,392 through the Care Experienced Children and Young People Fund, which was introduced in 2018/19.
In 2019-20, two schools were supported through the Schools Programme. They were allocated a combined total of £181,816 and spent £173,535.50. Through Pupil Equity Funding a total of £1,504,800 was allocated. Spend details and the number of schools supported is not yet available. Stirling Council was allocated £201,600 and spent £201,600 through the Care Experienced Children and Young People Fund.
In 2020-21, two schools are being supported through the Schools Programme. They were allocated a combined total of £181,803. Through Pupil Equity Funding a total of £1,417,866 was allocated to 47 schools. Stirling Council was allocated £218,400 through the Care Experienced Children and Young People Fund. Spend detail is not yet available.
Overall, a total of £7,330,390 has been allocated to Stirling Council and schools in Stirling with 47 schools supported by this funding. The following table illustrates year by year allocations and spending.
Schools Programme
PEF
CECYP Fund [1]
TOTAL ALLOCATION
TOTAL SPEND
SCHOOLS SUPPORTED
15-16 Allocation
£45,600
-
-
£45,600 
1
15-16 Spend
£32,251
-
- 
£32,251 
16-17 Allocation
£166,581
-
-
£166,581 
2
16-17 Spend
£118,916
-
- 
£118,916 
17-18 Allocation
£180,268
£1,424,000
-
£1,604,268 
47
17-18 Spend
£174,025
£862,949
- 
£1,036,974 
18-19 Allocation
£181,816
£1,483,440
£142,400
£1,807,656 
47
18-19 Spend
£176,639
£1,696,356.26
£93,392 
£1,966,387 
19-20 Allocation
£181,816
£1,504,800
£201,600
£1,888,216 
47
19-20 Spend
£173,535.50
TBC
£201,600 
£375,135.50 [2]  
20-21 Allocation
£181,803
£1,417,866
£218,400
£1,818,069 
47
20-21 Spend
TBC
TBC
TBC 
TBC    
TOTAL
£7,330,390.00
£3,529,863.76
47 [3]
 
[1] The CECYP fund is allocated over the academic year as opposed to financial year
[2] 19/20 PEF spend is still to be confirmed
[3] The two schools in the Schools Programme also receive funding through PEF
 

Answer · Shirley-Anne Somerville · 15 Jan 2021

Social Security Scotland publish biannual Official Statistics on the number of carers receiving Carer’s Allowance Supplement.
Statistics were last published on 11 th August 2020 and covered carers in receipt of Carer’s Allowance to the April 2020 eligibility date. This information is available from: https://www.gov.scot/publications/carers-allowance-at-february-2020-and-carers-allowance-supplement-to-april-eligibility-date-2020-statistics/
Carer’s Allowance Supplement payments have been made to 1,410 carers in Stirling who were eligible on at least one eligibility date from April 2018 to April 2020.
The next publication of Official Statistics is due to be released on 23 February 2021, and will include information to the October 2020 eligibility date.