FOI request (FOIR-307227909)

Local Authorities Grant Programmes

Requested Fri 12 February 2021
Responded  Tue 14 September 2021

Under the Freedom of Information Act, please list/provide me with:

For each of the following grant programmes that Local Authorities such as yours have been asked to administer by the government during the COVID-19 crisis, I would be grateful if you could confirm the total number of applications you have received, the total number of grants provided to local organisations and the total value of grants provided.

1. Expanded Retail Discount

2. Nursery Relief

3. Small Business Grant

4. Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Grant

5. Additional Restrictions Grant

6. Christmas Support Payment to Wet-Led Pubs

7. Business Support Package for January Lockdown

Response

Please accept my apologies for the delay in responding.  The department that held the requested information have been dealing with all the COVID-19 grants which has taken precedent over day to day duties.

1. Expanded Retail Discount

1240 applications received

1240 grants provided

£12,794,034 paid out

2. Nursery Relief

16 applications received

16 grants provided

£122,895 paid out

3. Small Business Grant

1540 applications received

1316 grants provided

£13,160,000 paid out

4. Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Grant

603 applications received

424 grants provided

£7,075,000 paid out

5. Additional Restrictions Grant

100 applications received

60 grants provided

£64,152 paid out

6. Christmas Support Payment to Wet-Led Pubs

53 applications received

46 grants provided

£46,000 paid out

7. Business Support Package for January Lockdown

1327 applications received

936 grants provided

£2,121,252 paid out