Non-Domestic Rate Relief and Support Schemes by District Council in Northern Ireland

Annual statistics showing the number of properties and total amount awarded for various business rate relief schemes across District Councils in Northern Ireland. The data is extracted from the Land and Property Services General Ledger as a year-end snapshot for each rating year, with figures representing properties that benefited at any point during the year. It is published by OpenDataNI under the OGL-UK-3.0 license.

Use Cases

• Analyze the distribution of Small Business Rate Relief across district councils based on the annual property counts and amounts.
• Track changes in support for Charitable Exemptions or Industrial Derating over multiple rating years.
• Compare the uptake of emergency support schemes like Business Rates Holiday or Emergency Flood Support between regions.
• Assess the impact of the Back in Business Rate Support Scheme by examining properties that began occupation on or after specific dates.

Strengths

• Covers multiple specific relief schemes including Industrial Derating, Charitable Exemption, and Small Business Rate Relief.
• Data represents a year-end snapshot extracted from the official Land and Property Services General Ledger.
• Includes figures for properties that benefited at any point during the rating year, providing a broader activity view.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data is a year-end snapshot and is not adjusted for clawbacks from prior years, which may affect total amounts.

Provenance

Source

OpenDataNI, sourced from Land and Property Services (LPS) General Ledger.

Collection Method

Extracted from LPS General Ledger models as at 31st March for each rating year.

Time Range

Annual data by rating year; specific years not stated.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-06 17:01:17.147766; freshness should be verified.

Geography

District Councils in Northern Ireland.