Council speak on allocated funding since start of coronavirus Sutton Council has allocated funding of almost £64million to help businesses throughout Covid-19. 5,500 grants have been paid to businesses and rates-relief applied on over 1,000 commercial properties in the borough, since the start of the pandemic. The grant schemes are wholly funded by the Government as part of their package of support for businesses. Below we have listed the key grants that have been issued by the council: -Small Business Grant Fund - 1,408 grants paid totalling £14,080,000 -Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Grant Fund - 595 grants paid totalling £11,740,000 -Discretionary Grant Fund - 174 grants totalling £1,290,000
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Fenland businesses reminded to apply for Covid grants
| Updated: 13:44, 04 February 2021
Fenland businesses which have been impacted by local and national Covid-19 restrictions are being reminded to check if theyâre eligible for grant support.
Fenland District Council is administering a range of Government business grant schemes via its website at: www.fenland.gov.uk/businessgrants â and is urging businesses to apply before the closing dates.
Since the first lockdown last year, the council has distributed more than £24million in funding and made over 2,500 payments to businesses, with over £3million being paid out to businesses since the December restrictions came into force.
More than £26 million in coronavirus support for South Lakes businesses
29/01/2021
More than £26 million is being paid out to more than 4,000 businesses in South Lakeland to help them survive the coronavirus pandemic.
Automated payments totalling £24.8m are being sent to 3,558 businesses as part of the January lockdown support package.
At the same time, £1.482m is being paid to 662 businesses through the second discretionary Additional Restrictions Grant.
The money was paid out on Wednesday and should be in bank accounts from today.
Councillor Robin Ashcroft, portfolio holder for economy, culture and leisure at South Lakeland District Council, said: “This payment of more than £26m is the biggest ever BACS payment that SLDC has ever made, and required our payment limit to be raised especially.