ACT Government Small Business Hardship Payment Outcomes 2021-2022

Economic Development records reimbursement payments for eligible ACT businesses under the 2021-2022 Small Business Hardship Scheme. The dataset details payment amounts for first and second applications and the specific items reimbursed as part of the COVID-19 economic stimulus.

Use Cases

• Analyze payment amount distributions between first and second applications to assess funding allocation patterns.
• Identify frequently reimbursed items to understand common business expenses covered by the scheme.
• Segment reimbursement data by business categories inferred from tags like 'Reimbursement Of Eligible Act Businesses' to evaluate sector-specific support.

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative ACT Government Open Data portal.
• Covers a defined pandemic response period from 2021 to 2022.
• Available in multiple machine-readable formats including CSV, JSON, and XML.

Limitations

• Core structural details like row count and column names are unknown, hindering immediate analytical use.
• Data may be limited to businesses within the Australian Capital Territory, excluding other jurisdictions.

Provenance

Source

ACT Government Open Data

Collection Method

Administrative records from the Small Business Hardship Scheme program.

Time Range

2021-2022

Freshness

Last updated March 2026.

Geography

Australian Capital Territory (ACT)