Dear Good Trip Digital,

I confirm receipt of your information request and that we are dealing with this and will respond to you in due course.

The Freedom of Information Act 2000 and Environmental Information Regulations 2004 allow up to 20 working days for responding to information requests.

If you are not content with the handling of your request, you have the right to ask for an internal review. Requests for internal reviews should be addressed to the Monitoring Officer, 1st Floor, Civic Centre 3, Market Street, Huddersfield HD1 2EY. Alternatively, you can send an email to: [email address].

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Regards

John Shannon
Information Governance Team

Kirklees Council
Governance Service
PO Box 1720
HUDDERSFIELD
HD1 9EL

Telephone: 01484 221000 (voice activated switchboard – please ask for Freedom of Information)

For more information about how we deal with your personal data, please see the Kirklees Council privacy notice

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Re: 29213 – Business Grant Information

Dear Representative of Good Trip Digital,

I am writing in response to your request dated Friday 8^th April 2022. 
This has been dealt with under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

You asked for the following information:

1. What grants are available for startups and SMEs?

2.  Is there a cap or allowance on how much businesses can claim from
grants you currently offer?

3. How much money has your council paid out via business grants to local
businesses in the last five years?

The Council’s response to your specific questions is set out below:

 1. The Council’s business offer currently consists of two grant schemes,
made available to startups and SMEs.

• Start up and retention policy (SURP)
• [1]Kirklees Innovation Voucher

 2. Each grant scheme carries its own eligibility criteria, terms and
conditions.

• SURP – award iscretionary business rate relief up to 75% of the annual
rates bill and/or capital grants capped at £100,000
• Kirklees Innovation Voucher businesses  can apply for grant funding of
£1.5-£5K

Both of the above grants are subject to the Subsidy Control Act 2022.

 3.  

·       Total (Including COVID Grants): £21,271,563.95

·       Total (Excluding COVID Grants): £224,936.98

A breakdown of these amounts is shown below:

Current Grant Schemes

§  Kirklees Innovation Voucher (to date) - £11,770

§  SURP (to date)

£152,500 in capital grants

£60,666.98 in Business Rates Relief

Covid Grants

§  Local Authority Discretionary Grant  £5,224,239.89

§  Additional Restrictions Grant (Various iterations) £15,822,387.08

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If you are not content with the handling of your request, you have the
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be submitted within 2 months of the date of receipt of the response to
your original request and should be addressed to the Monitoring Officer,
1^st Floor, Civic Centre 3, Market Street, Huddersfield HD1 2EY. 
Alternatively, you can send an email to:
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Please remember to quote the five-digit reference number above in any
future communications.

If you are not content with the outcome of any review you have the right
under section 50 of the 2000 Act to apply to the Information Commissioner
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with in accordance with the requirements of the Act.  The Information
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about the role and duties of the Commissioner.  The ICO telephone helpline
on 0303 123 1113 or 01625 545745 is available between 9am and 5pm, Monday
to Friday.

Kind regards,

Brad Sakaria-Flynn (He/Him)

Information Governance

Kirklees Council | Governance Service | PO Box 1720 | Huddersfied | HD1
9EL

Tel: 01484 221000 (voice activated switchboard – please ask for Brad
Sakaria-Flynn)

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