Data regarding the Scottish Infected Blood Support Scheme: FOI release

Information requested

1) What has the yearly budget been for grants within the Scottish Infected Blood Support Scheme (SIBSS) since its inception?  Please provide a yearly breakdown.
2) How many applications have been received year on year?
3) How many of the applications have been accepted and rejected?  Please provide a yearly breakdown. 
4) Please provide a yearly breakdown for highest awarded grant and the lowest".

Response

1) There is no separate budget for SIBSS grants. The payment of grants are made from the overall budget for the scheme and any applications that meet the criteria are awarded.

2) The number of grant applications received per year are shown below:

Year	No of Applications
2017-18	165
2018-19	119
2019-20	44
2020-21	50

3) The number of grant applications approved and declined are shown below:

Year	Approved	Declined
2017-18	156	19
2018-19	115	4
2019-20	43	1
2020-21	49	1

4) A yearly breakdown of the highest and lowest awarded grants are shown below:

Year	Lowest	Highest
2017-18	£275	£16,854.24
2018-19	£104	£12,000
2019-20	£885	£12,000
2020-21	£77.50	£12,000

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