The Charity Commission has said that a further £3m worth of funding has been made available to survivors and other’s affected by the Grenfell Tower disaster.
The Commission said the total amount of funds that have now been distributed to those affected by the disaster has risen by £3m in the last week, up to £5.8m from £2.8m. Last week, the Charity Commission said that just 15 per cent of the more than £18m total amount raised from the public had reached those affected.
While the total amount distributed by charities has increased, the total amount raised for the disaster has also increased in the last week. The Commission said in its update last week that around £18.8m had been raised in total. That figure has now increased to over £19m.
The Commission also said that initial payments to be made to the next of kin of those who died in the fire or have been declared ‘missing presumed dead’ have doubled from £20,000 to £40,000. Payments to those seriously injured in the disaster have also been doubled from £10,000 to £20,000.
The London Community Foundation, the charity partner for the Evening Standard Dispossessed Fund, also announced today they were making further payments of £15,000 available to families from the tower “in the coming days” through the Rugby Portobello Trust, a local community organisation.
The Evening Standard Dispossessed Fund said it has now distributed £5.2m of the more than £6.2m it has raised for Grenfell through the London Community Foundation.
David Holdsworth, registrar of charities in England and Wales at the Charity Commission, said: “We are pleased that a further £3million pounds has reached survivors and those affected by this terrible tragedy in the last week, and that further funds will be distributed in the coming days.
“Some challenges still remain but it is important that the charities continue to work with the community and that the remaining funds are made available to meet their short, medium and longer term needs.”
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