More than £28m paid out to Wolverhampton businesses hit by impact of virus
More than £28 million has been paid out to businesses in Wolverhampton through a coronavirus support scheme.
A total of 2,465 businesses have received a slice of Government funding from Wolverhampton Council.
A further 608 are in various stages of the funding scheme – with 80 per cent of requests being paid.
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Councillor Harman Banger, cabinet member for city economy, said: "We are doing everything we can to support our small businesses to access this money including proactively contacting businesses who are eligible and increasing the number of council staff working on processing the grants.
"If you’ve already filled in an online form but haven’t received your grant payment yet, please bear with us.
"We have staff on hand to support businesses who require help and advice with the online process.
"Rest assured, we will make sure every business is supported in whichever way possible."
The Government funds are being paid out through the Small Business Grant Fund and Retail Hospitality and Leisure Grant Fund.
A dedicated phone line to provide businesses support has already dealt with 4,500 calls.
Anyone with any business support queries should call 01902 290242 between 9am and 5pm from Monday to Thursday or from 9am to 4.30pm on Fridays.
