"Today we announced an extra £76m for those helping the most vulnerable through COVID-19. Including support for victims of domestic abuse, sexual violence, modern slavery, and for vulnerable children", Jenrick wrote on Twitter on Saturday.
Today we announced an extra £76m for those helping the most vulnerable through #COVID__19
— Robert Jenrick (@RobertJenrick) May 2, 2020
Including support for victims of domestic abuse, sexual violence, modern slavery and for vulnerable children. pic.twitter.com/jJu8eLTP0x
Jenrick also announced the allocation of an additional £617 million ($771 million) to help businesses suffering as a result of quarantine measures imposed amid the spread of COVID-19.
"We’ve helped over 600,000 businesses through COVID-19 with £7.5 billion of business grants. Now we’re giving councils an additional £617 million over which they can take a flexible, pragmatic approach to difficult cases - and help more small businesses", the secretary wrote on Twitter.
We’ve helped over 600,000 businesses through #COVID__19 with £7.5 billion of business grants.
— Robert Jenrick (@RobertJenrick) May 2, 2020
Now we’re giving councils an additional £617 million over which they can take a flexible, pragmatic approach to difficult cases - and help more small businesses. https://t.co/79kViS68U0
According to the British Health Ministry, there are 182,260 confirmed coronavirus cases in the United Kingdom, including over 28,100 deaths from COVID-19.