Covid-19 response: Longford County Council processed 700 Business Restart Grants and answered 425 Community Helpline Calls
Longford County Council poised to rise to the challenges 2021 will bring
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Christmas is almost upon us. People are spending money, shopping local and supporting local businesses and jobs.
Despite the Christmas trade, 2020 has been a very difficult year for many businesses in county Longford.
Longford County Council has provided a range of supports to businesses to help keep them afloat through restrictions and reduced trade.
The Local Enterprise office supported hundreds of small enterprises with Business Continuity Vouchers, COVID Mentoring and Trading Online Vouchers.
Kildare County Council paid out over €25 million in restart grants in 2020
Helpline received almost 1,500 requests
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Kildare County Council has paid out over 3,000 restart grants to the value of €25m and over 4,000 rate payers have received a nine month COVID waiver on their rates for 2020 with a value of €22m, the council has said.
It also said that a helpline it helped set up has received 1,491 requests and provided over 1,100 collection/delivery/transport services.
At the end of March it established a Community Call Forum with stakeholders from across the public, community and voluntary sectors and the charity ALONE.