£50m for care and dementia services

Mar 5 2010

A £50 million pot of lottery cash will be spent on helping children raised in care and people who look after dementia sufferers, it has been revealed.

The news coincided with an announcement from the First Minister that the Government will launch its dementia strategy next month.

Alison Magee, chairwoman of Big Lottery Fund Scotland, said: "The aim is to support people in need. We want this £50 million investment to be long-lasting, long-term and to achieve real change."