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New £1,500 grant for 38,000 taxi and private hire drivers to launch this week
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dailyrecord.co.uknew fund to support taxi and private hire drivers affected by the coronavirus pandemic will launch this week. Local authorities will directly approach an estimated 38,000 private hire and taxi drivers inviting them to claim a £1,500 grant to assist with fixed costs, boosting the support from other funding for loss of income available through the Scottish and UK Governments.
A new total of £57 million has been allocated by the Scottish Government – three times more than the allocation announced in December.
Councils will start contacting eligible drivers this week to brief them on their potential entitlement and ask them to provide supporting information and bank account details - they do not need to apply, or contact their local authority..
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