FOI/202300389673 · FOI · unclear
Disability Equality Scotland funding: FOI release
Information requested
1. What funding has the Scottish Government provided Disability Equality Scotland over each of the last 5 years?
2. What funding has been provided to each of Scotland’s Access Panels over each of the last 5 years?
Response
The total amount of funding provided to Disability Equality Scotland by Scottish Government over the last 5 years is £1,306,629.13. This includes £499,999 of funding provided through the Equality and Human Rights Fund. Further detail can be found at Equality and Human Rights Fund: projects funded - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)
A full breakdown of this funding by year is detailed below.
YEAR SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT FUNDING EQUALITIES AND HUMAN RIGHTS FUND TOTAL FUNDING PROVIDED 2019/20 £255,132 - £255,132 2020/21 £261,498.13 - £261,498.13 2021/22 £150,000 £170,357 £320,357 2022/2023 £80,000 £162,917 £242,917 2023/24 £60,000 £166,725 £226,725 Total £806,630.13 £499,999 £1,306,629.13
Of the total funding provided by Scottish Government over the last 5 years £380,264 was provided to Access Panels. A full breakdown of this funding by year is detailed below:
YEAR ACCESS PANEL FUNDING 2019/2020 £80,132 2020/2021 £80,132 2021/2022 £80,000 2022/2023 £80,000 2023/2024 £60,000 Total £380,264
In addition to Scottish Government funding and Equalities and Human Rights Fund funding, Transport Scotland has also provided £362,594.59 of funding to Disability Equality Scotland over the last 5 years.
A full breakdown of this funding by year is detailed below:
YEAR TOTAL 2019-20 £54,242.38 2020-21 £69,398.44 2021-22 £73,459.77 2022-23 £96,965.00 2023-24 £68,529.00 Total paid during period Dec 2018 to date £362,594.59
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Contact Please quote the FOI reference Central Enquiry Unit Email: ceu@gov.scot Phone: 0300 244 4000 The Scottish Government St Andrews House Regent Road Edinburgh EH1 3DG
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