Coronavirus (COVID-19): business support management information - 11 June 2021
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- 11 June 2021
Local and non-local authority delivered funds to businesses.
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Local authority funds
Since the start of the pandemic last spring, we have made available over £3.6 billion in business support to help mitigate the economic impacts of the virus.
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.
Strategic Framework Business Fund (SFBF)
| Total premises |
Number approved |
Premises paid |
Total paid (£) |
| 68,770 |
47,057 |
46,975 |
£354,679,436 |
Restart Grant and Transitional Payments - as at 19 April 2021
| Premises paid – Including small accommodation payments |
Total paid (£) |
| 48,334 |
£434,560,643 |
Hospitality, retail and leisure top up funds
| Estimated Eligible Premises |
Premises paid |
Total paid (£) |
| 34,817 |
33,255 |
£234,086,500 |
Island Equivalent Fund– Equivalent to SFBF Restriction/Closure Grant
| Total premises |
Number approved |
Premises paid |
Total paid (£) |
| 2,653 |
2,451 |
1,660 |
£8,644,700 |
Island Equivalent Fund–Hospitality Retail and Leisure Top Up
| Estimated Eligible Premises |
Premises paid |
Total paid (£) |
| 697 |
610 |
£4,098,000 |
Local Authority Discretionary Fund
| Total premises |
Number approved |
Premises paid |
Total paid (£) |
| 29,515 |
22,576 |
22,389 |
£89,701,506 |
Taxi and Private Hire Driver Support Fund
| Eligible Drivers |
Drivers paid |
Total paid (£) |
| 33,767 |
21,817 |
£32,725,500 |
Contingency Fund – travel agents, brewers and indoor football centres
| Type |
Premises Paid |
Total paid (£) |
| Travel Agents |
228 |
£3,585,000 |
| Breweries |
105 |
£1,561,250 |
| Indoor Football Centres |
10 |
£205,000 |
| Total |
340 |
£5,611,250 |
Tourist accommodation
| Fund Type |
Number of premise paid |
Total paid (£) |
| Exclusive Use and Large Self Catering |
1,434 |
3,028,000 |
| Small Accommodation Providers (SAP-CTF) – Wave 1 |
348 |
2,067,000 |
| Small Accommodation Providers (SAP-CTF) – Wave 2 |
132 |
780,000 |
| Small Accommodation Providers (SAP-CTF) – Wave 3 |
998 |
5,956,000 |
| Total |
2,912 |
11,840,000 |
Top up payments to licensed bingo clubs and casinos
| Number of premise paid |
Total paid (£) |
| 57 |
2,850,000 |
Total paid as at 28 May 2021: £1,178,492,535
Non-local authority funds that have now closed to applications, data reflects the position as at 28 May 2021
| Funding Scheme |
Applications Received |
Applications Approved |
Number of Awards Paid to date |
Total Value of Awards paid to date |
| 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 |
344 |
344 |
3.2 |
| Mobile and Home Based Close Contact Services Fund |
10033 |
8940 |
8940 |
35.7 |
| Newly Self-Employed Hardship Fund |
9666 |
8657 |
8657 |
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 |
3664 |
3657 |
3657 |
2.7 |
| Legal Aid Resilience and Recovery Fund |
287 |
93 |
93 |
2.2 |
| Hostel COVID-19 Business Support and Continuity Fund |
216 |
176 |
176 |
2.5 |
| Coach Operators Fund |
147 |
117 |
117 |
8.5 |
| Scottish Country Sports and Tourism Fund |
145 |
102 |
102 |
0.8 |
| Scotland’s Tour Guides Fund |
513 |
487 |
487 |
2.7 |
| Events Industry Recovery Fund 2 |
611 |
419 |
409 |
7.3 |
| Tour Operators Fund (including international inbound and larger domestic operators) |
278 |
188 |
188 |
10.0 |
| Ski Centre (and Ski School) Fund |
13 |
13 |
13 |
3.8 |
| Campervan and Motorhome Rental Operators Fund |
90 |
71 |
71 |
0.8 |
| Hardship Fund Creative Freelancers |
4816 |
4639 |
4639 |
16.8 |
| Zoo and Aquarium Conservation Fund |
4 |
4 |
2 |
0.7 |
| Total |
36461 |
32123 |
32110 |
211.5 |
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