More Than £6 Million Pounds Of Meals Eaten In Sussex During Eat Out To Help Out Scheme

Friday, 4 September 2020 12:07

The constituency of Brighton Pavillion ate the most meals as part of the Government's Eat Out To Help Out scheme in Sussex, according to data from HM Revenue and Customs.

The constituency recorded a staggering £1.4million in discount claimed during the scheme, with 228,000 meals claimed for and 318 restaurants signing up for the scheme.

A total of £39,136,000 was claimed across Sussex, with nearly 7 million meals claimed.

It comes as the Chancellor has thanked Britons for helping protect thousands of jobs across the UK after statistics revealed that more than 100 million meals were eaten as part of the landmark Eat Out to Help Out scheme.

Rishi Sunak said the scheme’s popularity had helped protect the livelihoods of the 1.8 million people working in the hospitality sector and drive the nation’s economic recovery from coronavirus.

Constituency	Registered Restaurants	Meals Claimed	Amount Of Discount Claimed
Brighton, Pavillion	318	228,000	£1,411,000
Chichester	152	171,000	£958,000
Eastbourne	158	142,000	£829,000
Bexhill and Battle	154	144,000	£776,000
Hove	127	92,000	£594,000
Lewes	114	107,000	£572,000
Hastings and Rye	136	96,000	£530,000
Wealden	117	105,000	£461,000
Bognor Regis and Littlehampton	77	85,000	£457,000
Mid Sussex	87	69,000	£407,000
Crawley	68	86,000	£393,000
Horsham	97	67,000	£369,000
Brighton Kemptown	82	58,000	£317,000
East Worthing and Shoreham	60	57,000	£224,000

The latest figures show that Eat Out to Help out significantly boosted restaurant bookings during the month of August, with the scheme growing in popularity each week.

These numbers are likely to grow, with restaurants having until the end of September to claim back the 50% government-funded discount applied to bills.

Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, said:

“From the get-go our mission has been to protect jobs- and to do this we needed be creative, brave and try things that no government has ever done before.

“Today’s figures continue to show Eat Out to Help Out has been a success. I want to thank everyone, from restaurant owners to waiters, chefs and diners, for embracing it and helping drive our economic recovery.

“The scheme is just one part of our Plan for Jobs and we will continue to protect, support and create jobs to ensure we come back stronger as a nation.”