Decision - COVID-19 Additional Relief Fund (CARF) update

Brighton and Hove Policy & Resources Committee Decided 29 Jul 2022 for determination GET /api/coverage

Decision maker

Policy & Resources Committee

Report author

Paul Ross-Dale

Published

29 Jul 2022

Reference

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As published

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An update on progress distributing CARF awards, and a proposed change to the allocation methodology, due to low take up.

RESOLVED: That the Policy & Resources Committee approved the revised scheme criteria described in Section 4.

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The report proposed replacing the existing Covid Additional Relief Fund scheme with a simpler methodology so that more of the £6.912 million allocation reaches eligible local businesses. Under the revised scheme, businesses would generally be identified and awarded relief without applying or proving material loss, with allocations completed by 30 September 2022.

Recommendation

That the Policy & Resources Committee approves the revised scheme criteria described in Section 4.

Financial impact

£6.912 million allocated for the Brighton and Hove area, with £5.698 million remaining to be distributed.

Ward affected

city-wide

Decision maker

Policy and Resources Committee

Date in document

29 Jul 2022

Stakeholders named

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local businessesbusiness representative organisationsBrighton & Hove City Councilcentral government

Next steps

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Replace the existing scheme with the revised methodology from 30 July 2022.
Identify eligible ratepayers by SIC code and allocate relief using the revised percentages.
Calibrate the final relief percentages after 30 July and make any necessary adjustments.
Check whether existing recipients would receive more under the new criteria and top up their relief where appropriate.
Complete all relief allocations by 30 September 2022.

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