Assisted Areas - Current Assisted Areas map
Assisted Areas are those locations where regional aid may be granted under EU legislation. The current Assisted Areas Map came into effect on 13 February 2007, and remains in force until 31 December 2013. The map was reviewed in response to the European Commission's revised regional aid guidelines, and the review concluded with the Government publishing the current map as part of its response to a public consultation on Assisted Areas, in October 2006.
The majority of Government business support schemes do not rely on regional aid. The two qualifying regional aid discretionary grant schemes are: Grant for Business Investment (GBI) and Regional Selective Assistance (RSA) in Scotland and Wales. The whole of Northern Ireland is covered as an Assisted Area.
Related Documents
- Assisted areas in Great Britain, 2007-2013
(311KB) - Assisted areas in Great Britain, 2007-2013. Aid ceilings, expressed as gross grant equivalents (GGE)
(336KB)
- UK Assisted Areas coverage and aid ceilings (2007-2013)
(166KB) - Assisted Areas map 2007-2013 - zones constructed for analysis
(1029KB)
- Assisted Areas map 2007 - 2013 - further details on data and analysis
(45KB)
External Links
- Office of Public Sector Information - Assisted Areas Order
- European Commission Guidelines
- European Commission letter approving the UK's Assisted Areas map 2007-2013
- General Register Office for Scotland - census data
- NOMIS - official labour market statistics
- Department for Work and Pensions - statistics