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Gigabit Voucher Scheme

The Gigabit Voucher Scheme gives up to £4,500 towards a fast broadband connection for small and medium-sized businesses and homes in rural parts of the North East Combined Authority area, as part of a group project. This scheme has closed.

Run by Building Digital UK · funded by UK Government

Checked against the official page (gov.uk) on 5 Oct 2026.

This scheme has closed

It closed on 31 August 2026. It stays here in case it reopens; check with the organisation for future rounds.

Eligible homes and businesses in rural areas can apply for up to £4,500 to cover the costs of a gigabit-capable broadband connection as part of a group project.

Status and deadline

Status

Closed

Confirmed on the official page

Deadline

Closed 31 August 2026

As stated: The GBVS closed to new voucher project submissions on 31 August 2026.

Confirmed on the official page

How much

Up to £4,500

Confirmed on the official page

Who can apply

Eligible premises must have existing broadband download speeds less than 1Gbps, with a gigabit-capable network unlikely to be built commercially in the near future, no government-funded contract planned or in place, and must not be vacant, derelict, or built in the last two years. Projects must cover at least two eligible premises with two or more eligible residents and/or businesses. Businesses must be SMEs with up to 249 employees and annual turnover no greater than £54 million, or annual balance sheet total not exceeding £27 million.

Confirmed on the official page

Business size

Micro (under 10 staff), Small (10 to 49 staff), Medium (50 to 249 staff)

Confirmed on the official page

How to apply

Visit the provider website for further information about the scheme and how to apply.

Not confirmed on the official page

Where it is open: the North East Combined Authority area

North East Combined Authority

Not confirmed on the official page

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HartlepoolMiddlesbroughRedcar and ClevelandStockton-on-TeesDarlingtonHaltonWarringtonBlackburn with DarwenBlackpoolKingston upon Hull, City ofEast Riding of YorkshireNorth East LincolnshireNorth LincolnshireYorkCounty DurhamCheshire EastCheshire West and ChesterNorthumberlandCumberlandWestmorland and FurnessNorth YorkshireBurnleyChorleyFyldeHyndburnLancasterPendlePrestonRibble ValleyRossendaleSouth RibbleWest LancashireWyreBoltonBuryManchesterOldhamRochdaleSalfordStockportTamesideTraffordWiganKnowsleyLiverpoolSt. HelensSeftonWirralDoncasterRotherhamNewcastle upon TyneNorth TynesideSouth TynesideSunderlandBradfordCalderdaleKirkleesLeedsWakefieldGatesheadBarnsleySheffield

Shaded: County Durham, Northumberland, Newcastle upon Tyne, North Tyneside, South Tyneside, Sunderland, Gateshead.

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Source and last checked

Local Landscape gathers this information automatically from the pages below, then checks the key details against the official page. Checked against the official page (gov.uk) on 5 Oct 2026. Its details have not changed since it was listed on 5 Oct 2026. No person has checked it, so confirm the details with Building Digital UK before you apply.

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