Workers affected by Port Talbot closures to get up to £10,000 to start businesses

There is also a growth fund to support local firms dependent on the steelworks. Photograph: Dimitris Legakis/Athena/Athena Pictures

Port Talbot steelworkers and their families affected by the closure of furnaces will be entitled to grants of up to £10,000 to start businesses, the Welsh secretary will announce on Saturday.

As Labour holds its annual Welsh conference in Llandudno, Jo Stevens will say the government is funding £80m to help 2,800 Tata steelworkers and local businesses.