Back in Business Rate Support Applications and Awards for Northern Ireland from April 2024

Quarterly updated data on applications and awards for the Back in Business rate support scheme in Northern Ireland, based on data from Land and Property Services. The scheme relaunched on 15th May 2024, and award figures include occupancies with a start date on or after 1st April 2024 where support awarded was more than £0. The total amount awarded is provided for all District Councils and is subject to revision.

Use Cases

• Monitor application volumes for the Back in Business scheme based on quarterly updates.
• Analyze the distribution of rate support awards across District Councils.
• Track the total financial support awarded to businesses since the scheme's relaunch.
• Assess scheme uptake for occupancies starting from April 2024.

Strengths

• Data is updated quarterly, providing regular snapshots.
• Award figures are specific, including only occupancies with support greater than £0.
• Information is tied to a specific policy scheme with a known relaunch date of 15 May 2024.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The total award amount is subject to revision and represents a point-in-time figure.

Provenance

Source

Land and Property Services (LPS) via OpenDataNI.

Collection Method

Administrative data collection by LPS.

Time Range

From April 2024 onwards, with scheme relaunch on 15 May 2024.

Freshness

Updated quarterly; last metadata update was 2026-04-22.

Geography

Northern Ireland, broken down by District Councils.