Contain Outbreak Management Fund: payments to local authorities June 2020 to 2 December 2020
Updated 10 December 2020
Applies to England
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The Contain Outbreak Management Fund provides funding to local authorities in England to be used for test, trace and contain activity to:
- reduce the spread of coronavirus in their area
- support local economies and public health
Payments to local authorities to 2 December 2020
The attached spreadsheet shows the allocation of the following payments from the Contain Outbreak Management Fund to local authorities up to and including the announcement of national restrictions by the Prime Minister, totalling over £480 million.
Additional payments: June 2020 to 11 October 2020
Local authorities received additional funding in line with the policy at the time regarding allocation of Contain Outbreak Management Fund monies depending on the level of local restrictions. This granted local authorities under Area of Enhanced Support and Areas of Intervention £34.6 million in total.
Local COVID alert level payments
Following the move to local COVID alert levels, as of 12 October 2020, local authorities were eligible for payments from the Contain Outbreak Management Fund to support proactive containment and intervention measures.
When local COVID alert levels were introduced in October, a letter was sent to all local authorities in England explaining the new funding formula and some funds issued under these arrangements.
National restriction payments
England moved into national restrictions on 5 November. Consequently, the Contain Outbreak Management Fund committed to paying all local authorities up to £8 per head of population, inclusive of funds already provided.
This funding detailed in the spreadsheet is in addition to the £300 million that was allocated to all English local authorities in June 2020.
Payments were made to either upper or lower tier authorities in line with the policy in place at the time. Some lower tier authorities have not received direct payments as payments were made via upper tier local authorities according to the policy when they became eligible for funding.
June 2020 payments
£300 million was allocated to English local authorities in June 2020.