I hope you are well. Please see the information below. Whist the grants are paid automatically to qualifying businesses they all have to be checked by the team before payment. At close of play last night they had got through 1000 and will be working on the second tranche today. The work and hours they have put into this is amazing but I guess we all know the huge difficulties you guys are experiencing and everyone in the team is determined to do all they can to help.
I am delighted to say that the first automatic payments to businesses who are eligible for the NDR business rates grants have been approved and are scheduled to go out tomorrow.