The text from the CAA mail:
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This is a status update email to all applicants that have 8.33 kHz funding claims within the first tranche of funding.
The first tranche of funding includes all claims with an “E” reference number of E37641 or lower as they were received by the CAA before the tranche closed at 23:59 on 31st March 2017. Your claim is one of these.
We received over 2,000 applications in this first period and we are continuing to work our way through these to assess whether they should be recommended for payment. I am pleased to confirm that we have sufficient funding to cover all the successful claims in this first tranche, and we have now opened a second call period that will run through to 30th September 2017.
If you have not heard from us, then this is either because we have not yet completed review of your claim, or it has been assessed and is now recommended for payment.
Part of the EU funding contract is that we apply utmost due diligence and ensure the eligibility criteria have been properly met. As you can imagine, this is not a “5 minute job” to assess and review each claim form. Once all the first tranche claims have been assessed, we will make one payment to all recommended claims via BACS transfer. We are hoping to be able to do this early Summer.
There are 2 common issues that are causing delay in processing:
1. Applicants fail to provide receipt for purchases – we need to see that the goods have been paid for. Whilst an invoice is good in that it clearly details the items purchased and the cost, unless it says “paid” on it, then it is not deemed a receipt. We do need to see proof that cost has been incurred, this could be, for example; credit card receipt, card statement, bank statement, “paid with thanks”, etc.
2. If the total purchase cost of your claim(s) amount to £5,000 or more, you need to provide a copy of a bank statement that is no more than 3 months old. This must show name of bank, name of account, sort code and account number. You may choose to obscure financial transactions. Ideally include the bank statement as a supporting document to all of your claims, alternatively send it to one claim and note in the email that it covers multiple claims, quoting their “E” reference numbers.
If either of the above apply to you, then please pre-empt us asking for it and send additional supporting documents to us as a reply to your “E” reference email (note: it is that “E” reference in the subject line that ties your claim together).
Please be patient and rest assured that you are in the system.