Coronavirus (COVID-19): business support management information - 8 October 2021
- Published
- 26 October 2021
Summary of local and non-local authority funds that are now closed to applications at 8 October 2021.
Background
Since the start of the pandemic last spring, the Scottish Government has made available over £4.3 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 1 April 2021 – 08 October 2021, in addition to management information on the Local Authority Discretionary Fund from 2 November 2020 – 08 October 2021.
This is funding that has been made available to businesses affected by the COVID-19 restrictions under various Local Authority administered Covid-19 business support funds.
Taxi and Private Hire Driver and Operators Fund - Drivers Element
No Drivers Paid |
total (£) |
21,622 |
32,433,000 |
Taxi and Private Hire Driver and Operators Fund - Operators Element
No Vehicles |
1 |
2-9 |
10 - 49 |
50 or more |
Total |
Operators paid |
9,473 |
1,117 |
99 |
11 |
10,700 |
amount paid (£) |
9,473,000 |
3,369,000 |
693,000 |
165,000 |
13,700,000 |
Local Authority Discretionary Fund*
Applications Received |
Applications Waiting to be Processed |
Applications Approved |
Applications Rejected, deferred or referred |
Applications paid |
Total value of payments (£) |
32,408 |
119 |
25,424 |
6,865 |
25,511 |
103,600,932 |
* Excludes top up given to Glasgow City Council for localised restrictions which paid £769,775 paid to 2020 premises
Routemap Extension Restrictions Fund
|
hospitality less than £51,000 RV |
hospitality more than £51,000 RV |
casino less than £51,000 RV |
casino more than £51,000 RV |
nightclub less than £51,000 RV |
nightclub more than £51,000 RV |
soft play grant less than £51,000 RV |
soft play more than £51,000 RV |
Total |
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Level 1 Areas |
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Number of Premises |
4,650 |
586 |
- |
1 |
46 |
14 |
N/A |
N/A |
5,297 |
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Total Paid (£) Level 1 |
4,882,400 |
923,175 |
- |
1,575 |
68,200 |
30,150 |
N/A |
N/A |
5,905,500 |
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Level 2 Areas |
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Number of Premises |
4,767 |
949 |
- |
9 |
39 |
27 |
34 |
9 |
5,834 |
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Total Paid (£) Level 2 |
4,986,500 |
1,481,775 |
- |
14,175 |
58,000 |
60,750 |
51,300 |
19,500 |
6,672,000 |
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Level 1 and Level 2 Areas |
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Total Number of Premises |
9,417 |
1,535 |
- |
10 |
85 |
41 |
34 |
9 |
11,131 |
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Total Paid (£) |
9,868,900 |
2,404,950 |
- |
15,750 |
126,200 |
90,900 |
51,300 |
19,500 |
12,577,500 |
5th June Localised Restrictions Fund
|
closure (softplay) less than £51,000 RV |
closure (softplay) more than £51,000 RV |
restrictions less than £51,000 RV |
restrictions more than £51,000 RV |
Total |
Number premises |
35 |
9 |
4,811 |
962 |
5,817 |
Amount paid (£) |
52,800 |
20,250 |
5,263,025 |
1,574,275 |
6,910,350 |
Localised Restrictions Funds (Glasgow and Moray)
|
closure (softplay) less than £51,000 RV |
closure (softplay) more than £51,000 RV |
restrictions less than £51,000 RV |
restrictions more than £51,000 RV |
Hospitality/ tourism less than £51,000 RV |
Hospitality/ tourism more than £51,000 RV |
Total |
Number premises |
10 |
32 |
1,438 |
337 |
766 |
89 |
2,672 |
Amount paid (£) |
10,000 |
70,500 |
1,499,750 |
529,725 |
468,000 |
123,400 |
2,701,375 |
Soft Play Sector Support Fund
|
less than £51,000 RV |
more than £51,000 RV |
total |
Level 1 |
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number of premises |
50 |
4 |
54 |
amount paid (£) |
175,000 |
20,000 |
195,000 |
Level 2 |
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number of premises |
29 |
8 |
37 |
amount paid (£) |
261,000 |
112,000 |
373,000 |
Total Level 1 & Level 2 |
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total premises |
79 |
12 |
91 |
total paid (£) |
436,000 |
132,000 |
568,000 |
Total Paid through Local Authority delivered funds as at 08 October 2021 : £1,307m
COVID-19 Business Support Funds - Management Information: Non-Local Authority delivered Funds that have now closed to applications, data reflects the position as at 8 October 2021.
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 |
103 |
103 |
11.1 |
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 |
46 |
1.4 |
Youth Arts Emergency Fund |
46 |
38 |
43 |
1.0 |
Visitor Attraction (excludes those publicly owned tourist attractions) |
407 |
340 |
340 |
9.7 |
Marine and Outdoor Tourism Restart Fund |
461 |
345 |
345 |
3.2 |
Mobile and Home Based Close Contact Services Fund |
10033 |
8945 |
8945 |
35.8 |
Newly Self-Employed Hardship Fund |
9668 |
8669 |
8669 |
34.6 |
Events Industry Support Fund |
833 |
505 |
505 |
5.0 |
Three Arts Venues |
N/A |
N/A |
3 |
3.0 |
Museums Recovery and Resilience Fund Top Up |
60 |
59 |
59 |
2.3 |
Childminder Grants |
3669 |
3657 |
3657 |
2.7 |
Legal Aid Resilience and Recovery Fund |
289 |
86 |
86 |
2.2 |
Hostel COVID-19 Business Support and Continuity Fund |
216 |
176 |
176 |
2.5 |
Coach Operators Fund |
147 |
117 |
117 |
8.4 |
Coach Operators Fund 2 |
24 |
15 |
15 |
1.3 |
Scottish Country Sports and Tourism Fund |
142 |
105 |
105 |
0.8 |
Scotland’s Tour Guides Fund |
516 |
491 |
491 |
2.7 |
Events Industry Recovery Fund 2 |
611 |
419 |
409 |
7.4 |
Tour Operators Fund (including international inbound and larger domestic operators) |
278 |
189 |
189 |
14.2 |
Ski Centre (and Ski School) Fund |
13 |
13 |
13 |
3.8 |
Campervan and Motorhome Rental Operators Fund |
90 |
72 |
72 |
0.8 |
Hardship Fund Creative Freelancers |
4816 |
4639 |
4639 |
16.8 |
Zoo and Aquarium Conservation Fund |
4 |
4 |
2 |
0.7 |
Performing Arts Venue Relief Fund 2 |
N/A |
N/A |
53 |
8.6 |
Culture Organisation and Venues Recovery Fund 2 |
N/A |
N/A |
278 |
8.3 |
Emergency Spectator Support Fund [1] |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
59.7 |
Legal Aid Business Support Fund |
360 |
334 |
334 |
6.8 |
Total |
36854 |
32492 |
32810 |
300.5 |
[1] This fund offered a mixture of loans and grants.
Additional details on support offered
Wedding Sector Support Fund
For businesses deriving the majority of their income through the supply to or hosting of weddings and/or civil partnerships.
Scotland Pivotal Event Business Fund
Support for event businesses whose primary role as organisers, suppliers, contractors and venues is critical to the survival of the sector in Scotland, and upon whom the wider events industry and supply chain are most reliant for their own business and operations.
Culture Collective
Provides paid opportunities for creative practitioners and organisations to work with communities in response to Covid-19.
Scottish Wholesale Food and Drink Resilience Fund
Provided grants for food and drink businesses suffering hardship.
Grassroots Music Venue Stabilisation Fund
Supported Scottish businesses operating across the events industry facing hardship as a result of COVID-19.
Ski Centre Support Fund (For ski resorts and dry ski slopes)
For ski centres (mountain resorts and/or artificial slopes) that are of regional and or local economic importance and are experiencing financial hardship that puts the ongoing viability of the centre at risk.
Travelling Showpeople Fund
Provided one-off grants of £10,000 to support travelling show people in Scotland who normally earn at least 50% of their annual income through their work attending established funfairs.
Sector and DMO Operational Readiness Fund
Support for established Scottish Tourism Sector Groups and Destination Organisations facing funding challenges, to support core operational functions to ensure organisations are sustainable and in a position to actively promote Scotland as and when restrictions are lifted.
Youth Arts Fund
Provided creative opportunities for children and creates employment opportunities for freelance musicians
Visitor Attraction Fund (excludes those publicly owned tourist attractions)
For privately-owned visitor attractions operating anywhere in Scotland
Marine and Outdoor Tourism Restart Fund
For outdoor tourism or marine tourism businesses anywhere in Scotland that need support with recommissioning costs in advance of the next season.
Mobile and Home Based Close Contact Services Fund
This fund is for owners and operators of mobile and home-based close contact service businesses and for registered driving instructors. It is not for employees of those businesses.
Newly Self-Employed Hardship Fund
Designed to help alleviate financial hardship for newly self-employed people who meet the eligibility criteria.
Events Industry Support Fund
For businesses that supply to, organise or deliver events in Scotland, including businesses that have already benefited from earlier EISF support funding. The Business must operate from premises in Scotland.
Three Arts Venues
To help to secure the future of three of Scotland’s important independent performing arts charities, protecting jobs and addressing some of the financial pressures they are facing.
Childminder Grants
Designed to support eligible childminding providers who have experienced financial pressures as a result of the pandemic and the restrictions that have been placed on them.
Hostel COVID-19 Business Support and Continuity Fund
For visitor accommodation hostels operating anywhere in Scotland
Coach Operators Fund
Support for businesses, that incur significant costs for vehicles which cannot operate while restrictions on travel are still in place, and to help prepare for recommencing operations when restrictions are lifted.
Scottish Country Sports and Tourism Restart Fund
To help the Scottish country sports tourism sector survive the impacts of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
Tour Guides Fund
The Fund aimed to help keep tour guides operating while restrictions on opening and travel are still in place, and to support them to prepare to operate in 2021 when restrictions are lifted.
Events Industry Support Fund 2
Open to new applicants who were ineligible to apply to the Event Industry Support Fund launched in August 2020.
Museums Recovery and Resilience Fund Top Up
Top up to existing fund for independent museums to support survival until March 2021.
Legal Aid Resilience and Recovery Fund
Support for practitioners impacted by Covid-19.
Tour Operators Fund (including international inbound and larger domestic operators)
For coach, domestic or inbound tour companies registered in Scotland
Ski Centre(and Ski School) Fund
For snow sports centres and ski schools of regional/local economic importance and which are in financial hardship that puts the ongoing viability of the centre at risk.
Campervan and Motorhome Rental Operators Fund
Support for operators who rent campervans and motorhomes
Hardship Fund for Creative Freelancers
To support creative freelancers working in Scotland who are experiencing immediate financial hardship due to the loss of income as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Zoo and Aquarium Conservation Fund
Fund to protect key conservation work undertaken by zoos and aquariums across Scotland.
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