If @lewis_goodall was unsure about what he was looking at, he could have sought clarification.

Instead, he regurgitates a Labour press release verbatim. https://twitter.com/lewis_goodall/status/1260672969942208522

Two tranches of funding, each with different aims. The first allocated through the Adult Social Care Relative Needs Formula, in recognition that the greatest immediate pressures would fall on local authorities with social care responsibilities.

In Cumbria, that’s @CumbriaCC

Second tranche allocated on per-capita basis, reflecting latest understanding of the distribution of additional covid-related pressures. District councils like @allerdale were major beneficiaries.

Cumbria ends up with 17% per head more than Surrey.

@RicHolden deals with Durham here https://twitter.com/richolden/status/1260308995828518915