Applications are now open for a business grant for hospitality, leisure and accommodation businesses.
This scheme has now closed.
The government funding, announced in December, is in recognition of the Omicron variant that means some businesses may struggle over the coming weeks.
Businesses with a rateable value of £15,000 or less could be eligible to a £2,667 grant, those over £15,000 and below £51,000 could get £4,000 and those with a rateable value over £51,000 could get £6,000.
Councillor Beni Bains, lead member for regulation and public protection, said: “It’s great to see businesses getting support from government. It’s worth reading the eligibility criteria and getting your application submitted while you can.”
The council has written to businesses who previously received a Restart Grant for hospitality, leisure and accommodation and who we believe will be eligible under this scheme.
If you do not receive an email inviting you to claim this new grant, but believe you are eligible, you will still be able to apply.
Read the guidance on the council’s website to check eligibility and to apply. Applications will be accepted until 18 March.
Businesses in other sectors still have time to check if they are eligible for an additional restrictions grant (ARG).
These grants are for businesses which were trading pre-Covid in December 2019 and have continued to trade. New businesses which were trading on or before April 2021 are also eligible to apply, though separate rules on supporting information will apply.
The deadline to apply for the ARG grants is 9 February. Visit the council’s website to read the criteria and to apply.