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Coronavirus: Firms face 'inexcusable' delay over lockdown grants

Published 25 April, 2020

In April 2020 we reported that about half of companies eligible for emergency coronavirus grants had not yet received funding.

The story drew on , with further questions to Rutland and changes to those figures based on replies.

The Shared Data Unit makes data journalism available to news organisations across the media industry, as part of a partnership between the 大象传媒 and the News Media Association. Stories generated by the partnership included:

  • Basingstoke Gazette:  27 April 2020
  • Birmingham Mail:  28 April 2020
  • Birmingham Live:  28 April 2020
  • Bucks Herald:  27 April 2020
  • Derby Telegraph:  27 April 2020
  • Herts Advertiser:  27 April 2020
  • Inside Croydon:  27 April 2020}
  • Kensington Chelsea and Westminster Today:  27 April 2020
  • Nottingham Post:  27 April 2020
  • Sheffield Star:  27 April 2020
  • Derbyshire Live:  28 April 2020
  • Hemel Today:  28 April 2020
  • Stoke-on-Trent Live:  28 April 2020
  • Coventry Live:  29 April 2020
  • Leeds Live:  29 April 2020
  • Grimsby Live:  2 May 2020
  • Lincolnshire Live:  4 May 2020

Get the data

  • Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy: 
  • CSV:  - also 

Interviews and quotes

  • Tim Coleman, owner, Chevron Heritage Ltd
  • Mike Cherry, chair, the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB)
  • Daniel Duckett, owner, Lazy Claire Patisserie in Belfast
  • Spokesperson, the Department for Business
  • Richard Watts, the Local Government Association resources board

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