Multiply funding is part of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) allocated to local authorities to support adult numeracy interventions. From 2022-2025, Glasgow will receive £4,698,102 from the adult numeracy Multiply fund.
You can register with the Glasgow Council for the Voluntary Sector (GCVS) Employability Network to receive further information.
Previous UKSPF News:
On 13th April, the prospectus for the UK Government’s Shared Prosperity Fund was published. The Shared Prosperity Fund is a central pillar of the UK Government’s ambitious Levelling Up agenda and a significant component of its support for places across the UK. By March 2025, it will have invested £2.6 billion across the UK to deliver high quality skills training, create employment, support higher pay, and drive productivity growth.
There was a debate on UK SPF in the Scottish Parliament on Wednesday 27th April: click here.
Officials from the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities also attended the SUSE / Apt PSP Conference on Tues 3rd May 2022 to provide an overview of the fund and its components.
Glasgow Council for the Voluntary Sector (GCVS) have written a blog to provide an overview of what this means for Scotland. To read this please click here.