Struggling Scottish clubs have been given a financial lifeline as the SPFL moved forward payments to cover short-term losses.
Friday will mark two weeks since the announcement that football has been suspended indefinitely due to the coronavirus pandemic, with fears there will be no games played until August.
That has caused financial issues for clubs across the country, with Hearts and Inverness asking staff to take pay cuts.
Before the shutdown chief executive Neil Doncaster warned there was no reserve of cash available for clubs, but the SPFL has today looked to help out struggling teams.
According to PA News payments due to be paid in April are now being distributed and the top three in the Ladbrokes Premiership - Celtic, Rangers and Motherwell - will receive £395,000 plus VAT.
The rest of the top-flight clubs will get £157,500 plus VAT with payments dropping in the lower leagues.
Championship clubs are due to be paid £26,500 plus VAT, League One clubs £2,700 plus VAT and League Two clubs £1,350 plus VAT.
The next payments to clubs are at the end of season and will be determined by league position but there is continuing uncertainty over when and how the current campaign will end.
