Businesses affected by the devastating fire that destroyed a row of buildings on Glasgow’s Union Street are being warned that today is the final day to apply for a share of a multi-million recovery fund.
Glasgow City Council announced that applications to the Fire Recovery Fund will officially close on Sunday, April 5.
The fund was launched at the end of March after the Scottish Government committed £10million to support the city in the aftermath of the blaze.
The money has been made available to support local small businesses affected by the fire and its fallout.
Particularly those who lost their premises or have been unable to engage with regular customers as a consequence of the incident.
A statement posted on the council’s X [formerly Twitter] account reads: “Today (April 5) is the last day to apply.
“If you are a small business affected by the Union Street fire, you can apply to the Union Street Fire Recovery Fund for financial support to recover, stabilise operations, and resume trading.”
📣Today (5 April) is the last day to apply
If you are a small business affected by the Union Street fire you can apply to the Union Street Fire Recovery Fund for financial support to recover, stabilise operations and resume trading.
More info 👉 https://t.co/e2VVTD97AJ pic.twitter.com/ODmF3pFSyd— Glasgow City Council (@GlasgowCC) April 5, 2026
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Eligible businesses include those that have been displaced due to the loss of the four-storey commercial building on Union Street and the surrounding premises directly affected by the blaze.
Additionally, those who were located within the initial safety cordon, which was put in place on March 8, and the updated cordon area that was established on March 12, also qualify for support.
There are three levels of funding that will be available from the £4.395 million fund.
What levels of assistance are available?
- £25,000 for each of the 7 businesses that lost their units in Forsyth House (£1.85million available).
- £15,000 for each of the 78 businesses in the current cordon. (£1.17million available).
- £2000 for each of the 700 businesses that were located within the initial emergency safety cordon (£1.4million available).
Businesses looking to apply to the fund can do so on GCC’s website HERE .
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