Covid-19 Business Support Grants Paid by Leicester City Council

£594,298.57 of the LRSG Open Grant was allocated towards the Additional Restrictions Grant allowance. The data shows Covid-19 business support grants paid to eligible businesses and charities by Leicester City Council, funded by the UK Government. Payments to individuals and sole traders are redacted in line with data protection rules.

Use Cases

• Analyze grant allocation patterns based on the disclosed business and charity recipients.
• Assess the impact of specific grant schemes like the LRSG Open Grant based on the described funding transfers.
• Study local government fiscal transparency based on the published payment data with redactions for individuals.

Strengths

• Includes a specific disclosed financial transfer of £594,298.57 between grant schemes.
• Originates from a local government authority (Leicester City Council), suggesting an official source.
• Describes adherence to data protection rules through redaction of sensitive payments.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Leicester City Council, funded by the UK Government.

Collection Method

Likely compiled from official grant payment records.

Time Range

Covers the period of Covid-19 business support grants.

Freshness

unknown

Geography

Covers businesses and charities eligible for support from Leicester City Council.