Source · Select Committees · Public Accounts Committee
Recommendation 8
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Three cohorts of COVID-19 business grant schemes announced from 2020 to 2021.
Conclusion
Three schemes announced in March and May 2020 made up the first cohort of grants, linked to the first national lockdown. The three schemes of the second cohort were announced in the second half of 2020, in response to the local and national lockdowns responding to the second wave of COVID-19 infections. The two schemes in the third cohort were announced during 2021, the first supporting business through the national reopening in spring 2021, and the second linked to the Omicron restrictions at the end of 2021.12
Government Response
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