A further £4 million of grants has been processed this week, paid to Sefton businesses who will receive funds shortly after. A further £1.5 million are in the process of being paid, bringing the total value of payments processed as of today is over £25 million.

The Business Rates team will now continue to follow up and resolve any outstanding queries that exist from the original submissions, following up with emails and phone calls as well as processing new applications.

If you are an eligible business within Sefton and have not yet applied for a business grant, you can apply here https://forms.sefton.gov.uk/covid19businessform/