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Direct Business Grants
Eligibility: Businesses based in England in Retail, Hospitality and Leisure sector (applies to shops, restaurants, cafes, drinking establishments, cinemas, live music venues, hotels & guest houses)
How to access: Contact your local council to apply
Timing: Now
- Businesses required to close in England due to local or national restrictions will be eligible for the following:
- For properties with a rateable value of £15k or under, grants to be £1,334 per month, or £667 per two weeks;
- For properties with a rateable value of between £15k-£51k grants to be £2,000 per month, or £1,000 per two weeks;
- For properties with a rateable value of £51k or over grants to be £3,000 per month, or £1,500 per two weeks.
To support the many small businesses that pay little or no business rates because of Small Business Rate relief (SBRR), the government will provide funding for local authorities in England, who will provide the business grants. This will provide up to £10,000 each to around 700,000 business currently eligible for SBRR or Rural Rate.
Businesses that use premises with a rateable value of up to £51,000, and will therefore pay no business rates for the current year, will receive grants of up to £25,000 from their Local Authority. Businesses should contact their local authority for further details of eligibility and payment arrangements.
