toggle menuMENU The council should provide longer-term funding that rises in line with the cost of living and inflation Question:The council should provide longer-term funding that rises in line with the cost of living and inflationAnswer:Our multi-year grant programmes for the VCS, such as the Mayor’s Community Grant Programme, involve grant awards that are set when funding for a project is agreed. Unfortunately, there are no extra resources to provide inflationary uplifts for these awards.