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Coronavirus (Covid 19) grant funding: local authority payments to small and medium businesses

Publisher
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Updated
8 July 2026
Topic
Business and economy

Summary

Local authorities have received and distributed funding to support small and medium businesses in England during coronavirus. The datasets cover schemes managed by local authorities: Additional Restrictions Support Grant (ARG) Restart Grant - closed June 2021 Local Restrictions Support Grants (LRSG) and Christmas support payments - closed 2021 Small Business Grants Fund (SBGF) - closed August 2020 Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Business Grants Fund (RHLGF) - closed August 2020 Local Authority Discretionary Grants Fund (LADGF) - closed August 2020 The spreadsheets show the total amount of money that each local authority in England: received from central government distributed to SMEs 20 December 2021 update We have published the latest estimates by local authorities for payments made under this grant programme: Additional Restrictions Grants (up to and including 28 November 2021) The number of grants paid out is not necessarily the same as the number of businesses paid. The data has not received full verification.

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All business support COVID grants (contains master data sheet) ODS 13/5/2022

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