Essex County Council is providing an extra £7.2m to help businesses affected by Covid-19 restrictions.
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Essex County Council is providing an extra £7.2m to businesses in the county affected by coronavirus restrictions.
It includes a new Additional Business Support Grant which makes £5,000 available to those excluded from accessing other Covid-19 financial support schemes.
This comprises the newly self-employed, businesses who do not have rateable premises and suppliers to industries which have had to remain closed for all or part of the pandemic.
A total of £6.2m of the additional grant funding is available for district councils to bid into immediately with a further £1m to be made available once expected additional funding is released by government.