£140m Scottish Local Growth Fund to Drive Economic Growth

15 Jan 2026

Launched Thursday 8th January by Scottish Secretary Douglas Alexander, the Local Growth Fund will help drive economic prosperity across Scotland.

The five regions’ allocations from the programme over the next three years are:

Glasgow City: £60.9 million 
Edinburgh & South East: £37.8 million
Tay Cities: £19.5 million
Ayrshire: £11.8 million
Forth Valley Region: £9.8 million

The new Scottish LGF will provide targeted funding to boost economic growth and improve living standards by investing in the regions that contain the areas with the lowest Real Disposable Household Income (RDHI) per capita. 

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