HMRC has reported to Dorset LEP that since the launch of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) and Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS), over 123,000 jobs in Dorset have been supported.
In March, Dorset LEP allocated additional resource to Dorset Gateway, Dorset LEP's business growth hub, to manage increased enquiries and ensure local businesses were aware of these two schemes, as well as all other government and local funding support that has been made available throughout the coronavirus pandemic. .
Delivered in partnership with Dorset Chamber, Dorset Gateway provides signposting to a range of advice and support, key account management and a free specialist bid-writing service – all of which are fully-funded to help support Dorset’s businesses. Dorset Gateway has signposted businesses to local and national support, seconded existing staff to new and temporary roles, helped businesses apply for government grant funding, and conducted a COVID-19 Business Impact Survey for Dorset which has informed government COVID-19 schemes that have helped specific challenges Dorset businesses have been facing.
As of 31 May, 93,100 jobs were recorded as furloughed by businesses across the county since the CJRS was launched in April. This scheme, which will now run until the end of October, has helped local employers affected by coronavirus retain their employees.
HMRC have also shared that the roll out of the SEISS in May has financially supported 30,200 self-employed individuals in Dorset affected by the coronavirus outbreak. In May, the Chancellor announced an extension of the scheme, with those eligible being able to claim a second and final grant in August of up to £6,750.
In May, Dorset Gateway teamed up with Crowdfunder and Enterprise Nation to launch Crowdfund Dorset Business, which provides match funding of up to £5,000 for the self-employed and for small businesses to help them keep trading and bounce-back from the effects of COVID-19.
Rishi Sunak, Chancellor of the Exchequer, said: “The UK Government is doing everything we can to protect jobs and businesses in Dorset and across the UK during the crisis. Our unprecedented job retention and self-employment support schemes have supported the livelihoods of millions and will help ensure our recovery is as swift as possible.”
Finn Morgan, Dorset Gateway Manager, concludes: “While it has been a hugely difficult time for local businesses, their employees, and the region’s large number of self-employed businesses, we are reassured that so many have taken advantage of the CJRS and SEISS schemes, as well as other national and local support measures.
“Business conditions continue to be extremely challenging and we continue to work closely with local and national organisations to support businesses in Dorset, across the county, to bounce-back from the unparalleled economic impact of coronavirus.
“We’ve seen a number of Dorset businesses showing great resilience during the crisis with many finding new ways of working, and many more benefitting from the support of the local community staying and shopping locally.”
The latest COVID-19 Guidance for businesses and the self-employed can be found on the Dorset LEP website.
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Dorset LEP
Dorset Local Enterprise Partnership is a business led private and public sector partnership, promoting local economic growth and prosperity. Dorset LEP deliver projects that support and develop infrastructure, housing, skills, enterprise and business growth to achieve long-term economic benefit for all in Dorset. For more information about all Dorset LEP projects, visit http://www.dorsetlep.co.uk/projects
Dorset Gateway
Delivered by Dorset Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP), Dorset Gateway is part of the national Growth Hub network, providing an informed and bespoke service, free to any Dorset-based businesses looking for help to source appropriate available solutions for growth and development.
In partnership with Dorset Chamber, Dorset Gateway offers free and impartial business advice, signposting to other support and funding opportunities to help businesses grow. As the central information and support hub for all businesses in the county, Dorset Gateway also provides access to a range of business engagement and innovation networks, and a fully funded bid-writing support service for businesses across Dorset.
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- A breakdown* of claims is below and here’s a link to the statistics on GOV.UK https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmrc-coronavirus-covid-19-statistics
South West - Claims by Local Authority area
CJRS
|
Number of Employments Furloughed
|
South West
|
654,800
|
Bath and North East Somerset UA
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole UA
Bristol, City of (UA)
Cornwall UA and Isles of Scilly UA
Dorset UA
North Somerset UA
Plymouth UA
South Gloucestershire UA
Swindon UA
Torbay UA
Wiltshire UA
Devon County
East Devon
Exeter
Mid Devon
North Devon
South Hams
Teignbridge
Torridge
West Devon
Gloucestershire County
Cheltenham
Cotswold
Forest of Dean
Gloucester
Stroud
Tewkesbury
Somerset County
Mendip
Sedgemoor
Somerset West and Taunton
South Somerset
|
22,100
50,000
52,400
68,500
43,100
25,300
30,400
32,800
28,000
16,500
54,600
90,600
16,300
13,800
9,100
12,100
9,900
16,200
7,700
5,600
76,300
14,500
11,200
10,000
16,300
13,600
10,700
64,400
15,100
13,300
17,100
18,900
|
SEISS
|
Number of Claims Made
|
£ Value of Claims Made
|
South West
|
224,000
|
665,000,000
|
Bath and North East Somerset UA
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole UA
Bristol, City of (UA)
Cornwall UA
Dorset UA
Isles of Scilly UA
North Somerset UA
Plymouth UA
South Gloucestershire UA
Swindon UA
Torbay UA
Wiltshire UA
Devon County
East Devon
Exeter
Mid Devon
North Devon
South Hams
Teignbridge
Torridge
West Devon
Gloucestershire County
Cheltenham
Cotswold
Forest of Dean
Gloucester
Stroud
Tewkesbury
Somerset County
Mendip
Sedgemoor
Somerset West and Taunton
South Somerset
|
6,700
15,000
17,400
29,000
15,200
200
7,600
8,200
9,800
7,200
5,900
17,300
37,600
6,400
4,000
4,000
5,200
5,100
6,100
3,800
3,000
23,900
4,000
3,800
3,700
4,000
5,100
3,300
23,100
5,600
4,800
6,300
6,500
|
20,400,000
45,300,000
50,400,000
81,300,000
45,200,000
800,000
23,600,000
22,800,000
31,600,000
22,600,000
16,900,000
53,800,000
109,600,000
19,200,000
12,200,000
12,000,000
15,000,000
14,500,000
17,700,000
10,600,000
8,400,000
72,300,000
11,900,000
12,100,000
10,900,000
12,000,000
15,400,000
10,000,000
68,800,000
16,400,000
14,900,000
18,400,000
19,000,000
|
*For the CJRS, regional data is only available for the number of employments furloughed. This is because UK PAYE data is based on the location of the employers’ PAYE scheme address, usually their payroll department or headquarters, which may not be in the same region as the furloughed employee lives. For the CJRS the number of employers furloughing staff and the amount claimed is based upon the employers’ PAYE scheme address, so it would be misleading to publish this information regionally.
- The number of jobs furloughed under the CJRS is calculated as the sum of the maximum number of employees furloughed by any PAYE scheme across all claims by that scheme.
- The number of employers who have furloughed staff is calculated by the number of CJRS claims received for PAYE schemes registered with HMRC (with an employer reference).
- More information about the CJRS can be found at https://www.gov.uk/guidance/claim-for-wages-through-the-coronavirus-job-retention-scheme
- More information about the SEISS can be found at https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus/business-support
- Data provided in this news release is to midnight on 31 May 2020. New information was published on 9 June 2020 showing the total number of claims by scheme and value of claims made by midnight on 7 June 2020.
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