Campsite funding for covid-19

Summary

The requester asked for statistics on permanent and temporary campsites receiving or not receiving COVID-19 financial assistance from the Department for Enterprise. The authority disclosed that zero temporary campsites received funding because they are ineligible, while noting there are 25 registered temporary campsites.

Key Facts

• Zero temporary campsites received financial assistance under COVID-19 support schemes.
• Temporary campsites are explicitly ineligible for financial assistance administered by the Department for Enterprise.
• There are currently 25 registered temporary campsites on the Isle of Man.
• The request was received on 2020-11-30 and closed on 2020-12-22.
• The response did not provide specific figures for permanent campsites, only addressing the temporary campsite queries.

Data Disclosed

• 0
• 25
• 2020-11-30
• 2020-12-22
• March 2020
• December 2020
• 1582165

Original Request

1: How many permanent campsites received financial assistance for covid-19 from March 2020- December 20202: How many permanent campsites DID NOT receive financial assistance for covid-19 from March 2020-December 20203: How many temporary campsites received financial assistance for covid-19 from March 2020 - December 20204: How many temporary campsites DID NOT receive financial assistance for covid-19 from March 2020 - December 2020

Data Tables (1)

Full Response Text

Zero. Temporary campsites are ineligible for financial assistance under Covid-19 support Schemes administered by the Department for Enterprise.

4: How many temporary campsites DID NOT receive financial assistance for covid-19 from March 2020 - December 2020 "

There are currently 25 registered temporary campsites therefore pursuant to the previous answer regarding eligibility no registered temporary campsites received financial assistance under Covid-19 support Schemes administered by the Department for Enterprise.

Please quote the reference number 1582165 in any future communications.

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I will now close your request as of this date.

Yours sincerely