The Electric Car Grant Subsidy Scheme operates as a grant, applied as a direct discount on the purchase price of eligible zero-emissions cars. It is a UK-wide Scheme, running from 1/4/26 – March 2030, or until the budget of £1.84bn is exhausted. This builds on the previous 2011-2022 plug-in car scheme and is a continuation... Read more
The Zero Emission Truck Grant and Zero Emission Van Grant Subsidy Scheme operates as a grant applied as a direct discount on the purchase price of commercial ZEVs, with the grant being payable to the manufacture or third parties approved by the manufacture. The scheme has a total budget of £877m and will provide the... Read more
This live music venue relief subsidy scheme will help implement changes to the applicable business rate system by providing lower business rate multiplies on qualifying properties. Eligible properties with rateable values under £500,000 will pay business rates multipliers that are 5p lower than the current rate. Certain venues will also benefit from an 15% relief... Read more
The Department for Business and Trade subsidy to British Business Bank aims to increase the beneficiary’s total financial capacity by two-thirds to £25.6b. The beneficiary is wholly owned by the UK government, and this amount will be provided as a loan which converts annually into new equity. Our key takeaways from the Subsidy Advice Unit... Read more
This is a proposed grant of up to £108m to support the continue delivery of services across the UK for the three financial years from 2026/27 to 2028/29. The amount of £70m will be provided in the first financial year and smaller awards will be provided in subsequent years. Our key takeaways from the Subsidy... Read more
In the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) subsidy to Post Office Limited (POL), the DBT is proposing to award POL the following: a grant of up to £37 million to cover the costs of acting as a core participant in the POHIT Inquiry and operating the Remediation unit; and a grant of up to... Read more
This Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Great British Energy Multi-Year Capitalisation Scheme will provide up to £5.3b of investment into Great British Energy Group Limited (GBE) over a four-year period. This funding, ancillary services and related benefits will be provided in exchange for shares issued by GBE through a facility agreement between DESNZ... Read more
