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Coronavirus: Firms face 'inexcusable' delay over lockdown grants
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# Coronavirus: Firms face 'inexcusable' delay over lockdown grants



In April 2020 we [reported](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-52416823) that about half of companies eligible for emergency coronavirus grants had not yet received funding.



The story drew on [data from the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-grant-funding-local-authority-payments-to-small-and-medium-businesses), with further questions to Rutland and changes to those figures based on replies.



The Shared Data Unit makes data journalism available to news organisations across the media industry, as part of a partnership between the BBC and the News Media Association. Stories generated by the partnership included:



* Basingstoke Gazette: [Basingstoke at top end of league table for issuing Covid-19 business grants](https://www.basingstokegazette.co.uk/news/18407631.basingstoke-top-end-league-table-issuing-covid-19-business-grants/) *27 April 2020*

* Birmingham Mail: [Emergency grants paid to 7,000 Birmingham businesses to get them through coronavirus - how to apply](https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/barely-any-birmingham-businesses-receiving-18160033) *28 April 2020*

* Birmingham Live: [Worry hundreds of Solihull firms have not applied for 'lifeline' crisis grants](https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/worry-hundreds-solihull-firms-not-18144664) *28 April 2020*

* Bucks Herald: [Over £28 million in available business grants unclaimed in Bucks](https://www.bucksherald.co.uk/business/consumer/over-ps28-million-available-business-grants-unclaimed-bucks-2551450) *27 April 2020*

* Derby Telegraph: [Millions of pounds for local firms is waiting to be handed out by councils](https://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/news/local-news/millions-pounds-local-firms-waiting-4082053) *27 April 2020*

* Herts Advertiser: [St Albans businesses receive grants to help with coronavirus impact](https://www.hertsad.co.uk/news/st-albans-businesses-receive-financial-support-during-coronavirus-shutdown-1-6625998) *27 April 2020*

* Inside Croydon: [Two-thirds of businesses yet to receive emergency grants](https://insidecroydon.com/2020/04/27/two-thirds-of-businesses-yet-to-receive-emergency-grants/) *27 April 2020*}

* Kensington Chelsea and Westminster Today: [Thousands of business still waiting for emergency financial support](https://www.kcwtoday.co.uk/2020/04/thousands-of-business-still-waiting-for-emergency-financial-support/) *27 April 2020*

* Nottingham Post: [How Nottingham businesses are being helped with government coronavirus support grants](https://www.nottinghampost.com/news/nottingham-news/how-nottingham-businesses-being-helped-4071952) *27 April 2020*

* Sheffield Star: [Thousands of Sheffield businesses are yet to receive Covid-19 grants](https://www.thestar.co.uk/business/thousands-sheffield-businesses-are-yet-receive-covid-19-grants-2551877) *27 April 2020*

* Derbyshire Live: [Half of firms in Staffordshire still to claim emergency cash to survive Covid-19](https://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/burton/half-firms-staffordshire-still-claim-4084100) *28 April 2020*

* Hemel Today: [Hundreds of Dacorum businesses yet to receive grants](https://www.hemeltoday.co.uk/business/consumer/hundreds-dacorum-businesses-yet-receive-grants-2552416) *28 April 2020*

* Stoke-on-Trent Live: [Angry traders plunged into debt as they wait for council to pay £10k Covid-19 cash](https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/news/stoke-on-trent-news/angry-business-owners-slam-borough-4075053) *28 April 2020*

* Coventry Live: [This is how many small businesses in Coventry and Warwickshire have received Government coronavirus support](https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-news/how-many-small-businesses-coventry-18163577) *29 April 2020*

* Leeds Live: [https://www.leeds-live.co.uk/news/leeds-news/leeds-businesses-receive-100-million-18168122](https://www.leeds-live.co.uk/news/leeds-news/leeds-businesses-receive-100-million-18168122) *29 April 2020*

* Grimsby Live: [The number of small businesses receiving Government support during the Covid-19 crisis](https://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/news/grimsby-news/number-small-businesses-receiving-government-4085334) *2 May 2020*

* Lincolnshire Live: [Three fifths of Lincolnshire small businesses given emergency grants during coronavirus crisis](https://www.lincolnshirelive.co.uk/news/three-fifths-small-businesses-grants-4089973) *4 May 2020*



## Get the data



* Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy: [Coronavirus grant funding: local authority payments to small and medium businesses](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-grant-funding-local-authority-payments-to-small-and-medium-businesses)

* CSV: [Distribution of emergency business grants by authority](https://github.com/BBC-Data-Unit/coronavirus-grants/blob/master/Emergency%20business%20grants%20for%20sharing%20-%20Sheet1.csv) - also [available on Google Sheets](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1K4AHBFdnocEcm30UZ8PPS8hhJ36i8Y6ouWSLaSNehkY/edit#gid=0)



## Interviews and quotes



* Tim Coleman, owner, Chevron Heritage Ltd

* Mike Cherry, chair, the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB)

* Daniel Duckett, owner, Lazy Claire Patisserie in Belfast 

* Spokesperson, the Department for Business 

* Richard Watts, the Local Government Association resources board



## Related repos



You can [find all coronavirus-related stories by the BBC data units tagged 'coronavirus' here](https://github.com/search?q=topic%3Acoronavirus+org%3ABBC-Data-Unit&type=Repositories)