Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisons had implemented the £34 increase in the subsistence grant as of 28 April 2020.

All those being released under the End of Custody Temporary Release (ECTR) scheme are eligible for the Subsistence Grant of £80. The Subsistence Grant has been set at this amount for the ECTR cohort because these individuals will not have had the full amount of time and resources they would usually have had to prepare for release.

The End of Custody Temporary Release scheme is currently operating estate-wide subject to individual checks to determine which prisoners are eligible. All prisoners released under this scheme will receive the Subsistence Grant on release from prison.