Written question WQ84633

In the latest round of the Economic Resilience Fund (ERF):

• 2,553 applications have been approved and offered at a combined value of £12.9m

• 982 applications have been rejected

• 2,349 payments have been accepted at a combined total of £12.1m

Please note that the current package is still in delivery and subject to change.

We do not hold figures on the number of appeals. There is no formal appeals process, however some cases have been reconsidered following representation.

The standard response for rejected applications is provided below. Please note that each assessor can also adapt the below response to provide a bespoke response to specify the reason for rejection.

Welsh Government – Economic Resilience Fund

English text:

Dear <Name>

Business Name <Business Name>

Thank you for your recent application for the Welsh Government’s Economic Resilience Fund. I’m afraid that your application for this fund has not been successful.

Your application was unsuccessful for the following reason:

REASON FOR FAILED APPLICATION HERE

If you have any further issues, please contact us at CovidMicroFund@gov.wales stating clearly your business name and address.

Regards

The Welsh Government’s Business Wales Team

Welsh text:

Llywodraeth Cymru – Cronfa Cadernid Economaidd

Annwyl <Name>

Enw'r busnes <Buiness Name}

Diolch am eich cais diweddar ar gyfer Cronfa Cadernid Economaidd Llywodraeth Cymru. Rwy'n ofni nad yw eich cais ar gyfer y gronfa hon wedi bod yn llwyddiannus.

Roedd eich cais yn aflwyddiannus am y rheswm canlynol:

REASON FOR FAILED APPLICATION HERE

Os oes gennych unrhyw faterion pellach, cysylltwch â ni ar CronfaFicroCovid@llyw.Cymru gan ddatgan yn glir enw a chyfeiriad eich busnes.

Cofion

Tîm Busnes Cymru Llywodraeth Cymru