COVID-19 business grants: Summary of grants paid
South Tyneside Council has administered over £50 million of grants to businesses within the funding allocations and guidelines provided by Government.
Whilst we have not been able to provide help to every business financially, we have supported those that are in scope for Government funding, whilst listening to businesses about how any discretionary grants might help those firms who were out of scope of the Government's criteria for the grant funding.
We have continued to monitor and direct resources where they are needed, within the parameters that have been set by Government.
Total grants paid
A summary of the funding schemes and allocations are outlined in the table below.
Scheme | Provisional grant allocation | Value of grants paid | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
Small Business, Retail Hospitality and Leisure Grants* | £28,196,000 | £25,031,000 | Funding allocation and grant criteria specified by Government. Scheme closed in September 2020. |
LA Discretionary Grants* | £1,375,750 | £1,374,100 | Scheme closed to new applications in September 2020. |
Local Restrictions Grants - Open* | £731,139 | £731,355 | Funding allocation and grant criteria specified by Government. Scheme closed to new applications 31 March 2021. |
Local Restrictions Grants - Closed* | £3,086,061 | £1,475,533 | Funding allocation and grant criteria specified by Government. Scheme closed to new applications 31 March 2021. |
Business Closed Lockdown Grants (January)* | £6,633,000 | £4,429,000 | Funding allocation and grant criteria specified by Government. Scheme closed to new applications 30 April 2021. |
Business Closed Lockdown Grants (January Addendum)* | £3,317,679 | £3,046,152 | Funding allocation and grant criteria specified by Government. Scheme closed to new applications 30 April 2021. |
Business Closed Lockdown Grants (Feb - March)* | £3,475,664 | £2,321,100 | Funding allocation and grant criteria specified by Government. Scheme closed to new applications 31 May 2021. |
Additional Restrictions Support Grants (Initial Scheme) | £4,360,648 | £4,360,648 | Fully committed. |
Additional Restrictions Support Grants (June Extended Scheme) | £665,264 | £665,264 | Fully committed. |
| Additional Restrictions Grant Top-up (Jan 2022) | £144,988 | £144,988 | Fully committed. |
Restart Grants* | £6,714,306 | £6,692,472 | Funding allocation and grant criteria specified by Government. Scheme closed to new applications 30 June 2021. |
Christmas Support Payments (Wet Led Pubs)* | £76,800 | £98,000 | Funding allocation and grant criteria specified by Government. Scheme closed to new applications 28 February 2021. |
| Omicron Hospitality & Leisure Grant Scheme* | £1,018,739 (Government funding in respect of all eligible claims) | £1,018,739 | This scheme closed in March 2022. |
*Following criteria set by Government, South Tyneside Council could only pay grant awards to eligible businesses who had made an application. Any residual monies had to be returned to Government. Where the amount of funding required for eligible businesses was greater than the Government allocation, South Tyneside Council claimed additional monies.