Nearly £8m already distributed to South Holland businesses for Covid-19 support

South Holland District Council has distributed nearly £8 million worth of grants to businesses in the District so far, as part of a package of support in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

The grants are being administered for local businesses by the Council as part of the Government’s response to Coronavirus. Around 1,100 applications have currently been made for the funding, with 770 having already been processed and received payment where eligible, with the Council’s Finance, Business Rates and Economic Development teams continuing to work through applications as quickly as possible.

Despite this high number of applications, the Council still believes there are around 600 eligible businesses who are yet to submit an online form, which would give them the opportunity to claim either a £10,000 or £25,000 grant, depending on their eligibility.

Business owners are asked to fill in the online forms as comprehensively and accurately as they can, so the Council can make the relevant checks and issue the relief as quickly as possible. All grants will be paid as soon as possible and any business that have already applied are reminded they do not need to contact the Council to ask when their payments will be made.