Publication: Scotland's financial response to Covid-19

by Auditor General, Accounts Commission

The Scottish Government moved at pace with its partners to respond financially to the pandemic. But public sector leaders need to be clearer about how one-off Covid-19 funding is being spent and what impact it has had.

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Spending on Covid-19 response by the Scottish Government in 2020/21 - Financial Flow Diagram

The Scottish Government main areas of spending in 2020/21 were business support, health and social care and councils. This exhibit shows how the funding has flowed from Scottish Government to end recipients, sometimes through delivery partners.

 

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Key Facts as outlined in the main report
Key Facts
Exhibit 1: Scottish Government spending announcements
Exhibit 1
Exhibit 2: The four harms of the pandemic
Exhibit 2
Exhibit 3: Scottish Government spending announcements and Covid-19 Barnett consequentials received since March 2020
Exhibit 3
Exhibit 4: Who controlled the Covid-19 financial response in 2020/21?
Exhibit 4
Exhibit 5: Scottish Government Covid-19 funding, budgets and actual spending in 2020/21 and 2021/22
Exhibit 5
Exhibit 6: The focus of spending through the phases of the pandemic
Exhibit 6
Exhibit 7: Flow of spending on Covid-19 response by the Scottish Government in 2020/21
Exhibit 7
Exhibit 8: Covid-19 funding in reserves at the end of 2020/21
Exhibit 8
Exhibit 9: Time between Cobid-19 support announcements, funds opening and first payments
Exhibit 9
Appendix information as outlined in the main report
Appendix