Written question WQ85447
- Asked by
- Paul DaviesConservative
- To be answered by
- Minister for Economy
- Tabled
- Due
- Answered
- Time to answer
- 7 days
Question
How many businesses have received Welsh Government support because of COVID-19 in 2022?
Answer
Answered by Minister for Economy
Between January 2022 and the end of March 2022 the Welsh Government has provided 22,742 covid support grants through the Economic Resilience Fund, non-domestic rates linked grants and the Cultural Recovery Fund. Please note that covid related financial support ended in April 2022.
In addition to this since January 2022 the Business Wales service has continued to support businesses and has dealt with:
- 7,895 enquiries
- 1,903,331 website hits
- 1,229 individuals supported
- 16,355 businesses supported