Contain outbreak management fund expenditure 2020-2023

This is a breakdown of our spending from the Government grant in response to the COVID-19 outbreak between 2020 and 2023.

The COVID outbreak management fund (COMF) was intended to enable local authorities to fund the management of COVID-19 outbreaks and their related issues.

We received £13.08m in COMF grant between June 2020 and May 2021.

The following table identifies the key areas supported by allocation of the grant as of March 2024.

Table showing COMF Grant allocations
 1/7/20 to 30/6/221/7/22 to 31/3/23Forecast 2023/24Total £m
Staffing2.4700.2500.1002.820
Facilities management0.1000.060 0.160
Payments to health authorities0.980  0.980
Payments to voluntary organisations0.080  0.080
Payments to schools for free school meals2.340  2.340
Support for vulnerable people0.950  0.950
Prevention, management of local outbreaks and data intelligence, surveillance and communications0.080  0.080
Tracing0.040  0.040
Compliance and enforcement0.510  0.510
Testing0.110  0.110
Total5.9702.0000.1008.070
Grant received   -13.080
Grant remaining   -5.010

There is a programme in place to deliver projects that have been allocated in line with the main scope of the COMF fund, which is the control of COVID-19 and dealing with its management and consequences. This will be delivered by 30 September 2024, as directed by Government and funded by the remaining grant of £5.01m

Details of this programme can be found on page 8 of the 2023-24 Period 8 Financial Performance Report (PDF, 484KB).