Business
Grant program reopens after businesses miss out on COVID-19 relief – The Age
Thousands of businesses that missed out on vital lockdown grants will be asked to reapply after a probe found applications were unfairly rejected.
Small spelling mistakes in business names and email addresses also led to grants being rejected. In one case, a restaurateur whose business was severely affected by the shutdown, entered his business name as CurryHut instead of the full registered business name Curry Hut Group.
Despite entering other business details correctly, including the address, the department rejected his grant application.
Another business told the Ombudsman that the stress and anxiety triggered by the lockdown caused them…
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