Coronavirus: Charities to get £750m bailout package to help vital work continue
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mirror.co.ukCharities will get a £750 million coronavirus bailout package, Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced. The government say the package of support will ensure they can continue their vital work during the coronavirus outbreak.
And the government will match donations made to the BBC's "big night in" fundraiser later this month - pledging to donate a minimum of £20 million.
It comes after charity chiefs warned the sector faced a £4 billion funding black hole in the wake of the Covid-19 outbreak leaving vital organisations helping to fight the virus months away from running out of cash.
But Mr Sunak said: "The truth is we will not be able to match every pound of funding they would have received this year." Some £360 million will be directly
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