New grant launched for taxi and private hire drivers affected by pandemic January 18, 2021, 12:05 am
Drivers must be licensed for the period October 9 2020 to at least January 31 this year to be eligible (Jane Barlow/PA)
A new grant will be launched this week for taxi and private hire drivers affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
Scotland’s local authorities will directly approach an estimated 38,000 drivers inviting them to claim the £1,500 funding to help with their fixed costs.
Drivers must be licensed for the period October 9 2020 to at least January 31 this year to be eligible.
The grant comes on top of support from other funding for loss of income available from the Scottish Government’s Covid-19 Public Transport Mitigation Fund and the UK Government’s Self-Employment Income Support Scheme.
New £1,500 grant for 38,000 taxi and private hire drivers to launch this week
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