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Govt defers to councils as TTG poll reveals grant disparity

Government
Jennifer Morris
3 December 2020

The government has deferred responsibility to local authorities after a TTG poll found a wide discrepancy in agents receiving the Local Restrictions Support Grant. 

Chief executive Julia Lo Bue-Said said the travel industry has "struggled" to get its "collective voice heard" by the government during the pandemic

A Local Restrictions Support Grant, worth up to £3,000 per month, is available for businesses forced to close due to lockdown restrictions. Initially, travel agencies were counted on the list of businesses required to close, but were later removed.

Abta has been encouraging members to continue applying for the grant regardless, and TTG has heard from many agents who have been successful. Others have been declined however.