Thank you. To our readers, corporate and foundation donors. The total figure raised by our cost-of-living appeal, alongside our sister paper The Independent, has passed a remarkable £4 million. Over two-thirds of this has already been distributed in the form of grants to charities, helping some of the most disadvantaged people across the country. This will make a difference greater than some of us can possibly imagine.
So far, we have handed out nearly £2.8 million in grants to more than 200 charities, making this the largest disbursement to charities from any UK newsgroup in response to the cost-of-living crisis. Within those numbers, our grants are providing assistance to people over the winter with food, fuel, warm places and activities for young people.
