Bolsover spent nearly £39million of Government funding tackling pandemic
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A report into Bolsover District Council’s Covid-19 funding shows that between early 2020 and 2022 the authority received £42.5m from central Government in the form of relief and grants.
Thanks to help from The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, just over £25m was given out in business support grants for firms that could prove they had incurred financial losses as a result of the pandemic.
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Hide AdJust shy of £300k was distributed in one-off £500 compensatory payments to people who lost earnings as the result of the legal requirement to self-isolate to avoid transference of Coronavirus.
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government gave the council just under £2m to cover the authority’s losses and incurred costs, including loss of fees and charges, PPE and cleaning materials, IT, additional staff and equipment.