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    Bereaved families to receive further £180,000 from the We Love Manchester Emergency Fund

    Thursday, 17 August 2017 07:00

    By News X @sunriseradiouk

    Families bereaved following the Manchester Arena attack will be eligible to receive a further £180,000 from the We Love Manchester Emergency Fund, following a decision by the charity’s trustees.

    The families have already been able to claim £70,000 from the Fund. The new announcement brings the final total they could receive to £250,000. The payments will ensure the families benefit from the phenomenal outpouring of public support following the attack.

    The We Love Manchester Emergency Fund has currently raised £18m, with donations still coming in. This latest round of payment will mean an additional £4m will be distributed from the Fund. Combined with earlier payments this will mean more than £9m will have been distributed, more than half of the current total.

    The trustees will now decide how and when to distribute the rest of the money, including making awards to those who have been seriously injured by the attack.

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