Coronavirus (COVID-19): business support management information - 24 March 2021

Local authority delivered funds

Since the start of the pandemic last spring, we have made available over £3 billion in business support to help mitigate the economic impacts of the virus. 

This note provides Scotland-wide management information on funds administered and delivered by local authorities from 2 November 2020-12 March 2021. 

This includes funding that has been made available to businesses affected by the COVID-19 restrictions under the Strategic Framework and various other Local Authority administered Covid-19 business support funds.

Further management information will be published on the following dates: 7 April, 21 April and 14 May 2021.

Strategic Framework Business Fund (SFBF)

Total applications	Number approved	Premises paid	Total paid (£)
66,462	44,317	44,057	233,438,050

Hospitality, Retail and Leisure Top Up funds

Estimated Eligible Premises	Premises paid	Total paid (£)
34,182	32,230	224,833,850

Island Equivalent Fund– Equivalent to SFBF Restriction/Closure Grant

Total applications	Number approved	Premises paid	Total paid (£)
1,791	1,506	1,119	5,482,600

Island Equivalent Fund– Hospitality Retail and Leisure Top Up

Estimated Eligible Premises	Premises paid	Total paid (£)
652	520	3,542,000

Local Authority Discretionary Fund

Total applications	Number approved	Premises paid	Total paid (£)
14,391	7,728	7,066	21,457,872

Taxi and Private Hire Driver Support Fund

Estimated Eligible Drivers	Drivers paid	Total paid (£)
33,709	20,930	31,394,500

Contingency Fund – Travel Agents, Brewers and Indoor Football Centres

	Premises Paid	Total paid (£)
Travel Agents	189	2,925,000
Breweries	88	1,325,000
Indoor Football Centres	9	180,000

Total Paid as at 12 March 2021:  £524,578,872

Non-local authority funds that have now closed to applications

Data reflects the position as at 15 March 2021.

The Mobile and Home Based Close Contact Services Fund and the Newly Self-Employed Hardship Fund closed on 23 March, data reflects the position as at 21 March.

Funding Scheme	Applications Received	Applications Approved	Number of Awards Paid to date	Total Value of Awards paid to date (£ million)
Wedding Sector Support Fund	3478	2817	2808	25.8
Scotland Pivotal Event Businesses Fund	129	100	75	8.3
Culture Collective Fund	64	26	26	5.9
Scottish Wholesale Food and Drink Resilience Fund	113	41	41	5.5
Grassroots Music Venue Stabilisation Fund	89	84	84	4.0
Ski Centre Support Fund	8	8	8	3.0
Travelling ShowPeople Fund	200	149	149	1.5
Sector and DMO Operational Readiness Fund	90	46	44	1.2
Youth Arts Emergency fund	46	38	38	0.9
Visitor Attraction (excludes those publicly owned tourist attractions	407	330	90	2.9
Marine and Outdoor Tourism Restart Fund	461	341	282	2.9
Mobile and Home Based Close Contact Services Fund	9499	6178	6001	24.0
Newly self-employed Hardship Fund	8864	5150	4920	19.7
Events Industry Support Fund	*	*	504	5.0
Total	23448	15485	15023	110.6

*Quality assurance analysis of data is ongoing, data to be published in due course.

We will publish further management information on the following dates:

• 7 April 2021
• 14 April 2021
• 14 May 2021