Almost £9m of gift cards are to be sent out to low-income households in Glasgow next month.
The cards worth £105 each will be given out to 85,000 people across the city to help with the cost of living.
The cards can be used in 700 shops and businesses in Glasgow, registered with the Scotland Loves Local scheme.
It is hoped the cards will help with household budgets and give the local economy a boost.
The total value of the cards is £8.85m, coming from the Scottish Government £80m Covid Recovery Fund.
Cards will be sent automatically to those who are eligible and people do not need to apply.
The council will use council tax data to identify low-income households who qualify for a council tax reduction who will then be issued with one of the gift cards.
Councillors approved the scheme today.
Susan Aitken, leader of Glasgow City Council, said: “The gift cards will give city businesses a much-needed lift following two years of the pandemic and the resulting impact on trade.
"But they also allow us to support tens of thousands of low-income households and individuals with practical assistance, something we hope can make a positive difference to them during the worst cost-of-living crisis in decades.
“While the number of businesses signed up to the scheme continues to grow, we’re still encouraging as many as possible - especially small and medium-sized companies - to sign up.
"We want local high streets across every one of Glasgow’s communities to benefit from this measure.”
Why are you making commenting on The National only available to subscribers?
We know there are thousands of National readers who want to debate, argue and go back and forth in the comments section of our stories. We’ve got the most informed readers in Scotland, asking each other the big questions about the future of our country.
Unfortunately, though, these important debates are being spoiled by a vocal minority of trolls who aren’t really interested in the issues, try to derail the conversations, register under fake names, and post vile abuse.
So that’s why we’ve decided to make the ability to comment only available to our paying subscribers. That way, all the trolls who post abuse on our website will have to pay if they want to join the debate – and risk a permanent ban from the account that they subscribe with.
The conversation will go back to what it should be about – people who care passionately about the issues, but disagree constructively on what we should do about them. Let’s get that debate started!
Callum Baird, Editor of The National
Comments: Our rules
We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused.
Please report any comments that break our rules.
Read the rules here