July 25, 2021, 12:04 am
The Scottish Government is providing groups helping the victims of gender based violence with a further £5 million (Dominic Lipinski/PA)
The Scottish Government has announced £5 million to help groups working to support women and girls who have suffered gender-based violence deal with the increased demand they have seen for services during the pandemic.
The bulk of the funding, which was announced by equalities minister Christina McKelvie, will go to Scottish Women’s Aid and Rape Crisis Scotland.
The two organisations will share £4.5 million to help with the “vital” work that they do, Ms McKelvie said.
Equalities minister Christina McKelvie announced the funding (Fraser Bremner/Scottish Daily Mail/PA)