Businesses are urged to get applications in quickly, from Monday
City of Wolverhampton Council will launch a new grant scheme at noon on Monday
June 1st, to provide financial support for ‘micro’ businesses and certain other small firms which have been impacted by coronavirus, but have not been eligible for other Government help. Application details and full eligibility criteria of the Discretionary Grant Fund will be published here. Firms are encouraged to get their applications in quickly because demand is expected to exceed the available funding. The council will operate the scheme on a first-come, first-served basis until the fund is exhausted.
Phase 1 of new railway station now open
With social distancing measures in place for essential users
Wolverhampton has waited a long time to get its new railway station - and we're delighted that Phase 1 of the project is now open. You can view the photos here.
The Government has asked people to travel by walking, cycling or car during the coronavirus outbreak and only to use trains and other pubic transport if essential. For people where train travel is essential, a one-way system has been marked out at the station to help people keep to the social distancing measures. Customers that do need to travel are encouraged to buy their tickets online in advance if possible.
Phase 2 of the scheme will see the demolition of the remainder of the old station building and completion of the new build to house three more retail units, as well as a customer waiting room and help point.
Wolves at Work key to employment recovery
Supporting local residents and businesses through the current crisis
Wolves at Work is gearing up to support residents and businesses in their recovery from the impact of the coronavirus outbreak on jobs and the Wolverhampton economy.
Prior to the pandemic, the City of Wolverhampton Council and Department for Work and Pensions employment programme had helped 5,000+ local people into work since March 2017.
The online platform Workbox, offers easy access to support, training and advertises current vacancies. Wolves at Work also provides tailored ethical recruitment and workforce development business support. Read more...
Donate to crowd funding initiative to help support struggling families
Organisations across Wolverhampton have joined forces to launch a crowd-fund initiative aimed at supporting struggling city families during the current coronavirus emergency.
Donations raised through the fund will go directly to local organisations supporting people in severe financial hardship so they can get the help they need during this difficult time.
To donate money, get behind the project and support your city, please click here.
More than £37 million so far distributed by the council
Over £37 million has been distributed from the Government’s Small Business Grant Fund and Retail Hospitality and Leisure Grant Fund to 3,306 eligible city businesses by the City of Wolverhampton Council since 6 April. To date over 92% of requests for funding have been paid and the council is currently supporting a further 211 city businesses at various stages in the process.
Eligible businesses who have yet to claim their coronavirus business support grants are urged to submit their online form. Find out more.
Government information for employers, employees and self-employed
Government guidance is available to help employers, employees and the self-employed understand how to work safely during the coronavirus pandemic.
In consultation with industry, the guides cover a range of different types of work to help ensure workplaces are as safe as possible.
To find out more and read the guides, click here…
The Government’s new NHS Test and Trace service will help identify, contain and control the spread of coronavirus
From today, anyone in Wolverhampton who tests positive for Covid-19 will be contacted by NHS Test and Trace and will need to share information about people they have recently been in contact with.
These interactions could include household members or other people they have been in direct contact with, or anyone they have been within 2 metres with for more than 15 minutes. Read more here...
Every resident and care home worker offered Covid-19 test
Every resident in care homes across the Black Country has either been tested for coronavirus or will be tested in the coming days after proactive swabbing began a few weeks ago.
Health partners in the region have led the way in rolling out proactive swabbing in local care homes whether or not individuals have symptoms of Covid-19. Read more...
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