The roll-out of £100 gift cards to over 4,500 households in East Renfrewshire has been approved as part of a package of covid recovery and cost of living support.
Cabinet members at East Renfrewshire Council have agreed how to spend around £1.5m of Scottish Government funding and set aside £511,291 for the ‘Scotland Loves Local’ cards.
They must be spent in local shops and will be provided to low income households with those receiving council tax reductions, in bands A to G, eligible.
