Rishi Sunak announces £750m of grants for vital charity sector amid coronavirus crisis

By Geraldine Scott
Published 8th Apr 2020, 17:23 BST
Updated 8th Apr 2020, 18:18 BST
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A £750m funding package has been announced to support the UK’s charity sector through the coronavirus crisis.

Speaking at the daily coronavirus briefing at 10 Downing Street, Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced the support, and said many charities also benefited from schemes already announced by the Government.

But he said for those on the frontline of tackling coronavirus or supporting the vulnerable "shutting up shop at this moment would be to contravene their very purpose".

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Some £370m of that will be for small charities working with vulnerable people through the National Lottery.

Chancellor Rishi Sunak during a media briefing in Downing Street, London, on coronavirus. Photo: PA