COVID-19 Business Grants

Overview

On 11 March 2020, the Government announced a new Small Business Grant Fund and a Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Grant Fund were to be administered by Local Authorities. 

In addition, on 31 October 2020 the Government announced a new set of grants called Local Restrictions Support Grants. This included the Local Restrictions Support Grant (Closed) Addendum, the Local Restrictions Support Grant (Open) and the Local Restrictions Support Grant (Sector).

Due to the continuation of the Covid-19 pandemic, the government both extended the Local Restrictions Support Grants and introduced additional grants in order to provide continued financial support.

The full list of grant schemes is below:

  • Small Business Support Grant
  • Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Grant
  • Local Restrictions Support Grant (Open) (14 October 2020 to 04 November 2020)
  • Local Restrictions Support Grant (Sector) (01 November 2020 to 04 November 2020)
  • Local Restrictions Support Grant (Closed) Addendum (05 November 2020 to 02 December 2020)
  • Local Restrictions Support Grant (Closed) Discretionary (05 November 2020 to 02 December 2020)
  • Christmas Support for Wet Led Pubs
  • Local Restrictions Support Grant (Sector) Version 2 (02 December 2020 to 30 December 2020)
  • Local Restrictions Support Grant (Open) Version 2 (02 December 2020 to 30 December 2020)
  • Local Restrictions Support Grant (Closed) Version 2 (02 December 2020 to 30 December 2020)
  • Local Restrictions Support Grant (Closed) Tier 4 (31 December 2020 to 04 January 21)
  • Local Restrictions Support Grant (Closed) Addendum Version 2 42 Day Payment Cycle (05 January 2021 to 15 February 2021)
  • Closed Business Lockdown Payment
  • Local Restrictions Support Grant (Closed) Discretionary Version 2 (03 December 2020 to 31 March 2021)
  • Local Restrictions Support Grant (Closed) Addendum Version 2 44 Day Payment Cycle (16 February 2021 to 31 March 2021)
  • Restart Grant Strand 1
  • Restart Grant Strand 2

Incorrect payments and overpayments

The grant schemes above have now closed, Central Government have instructed Local Authorities to conduct Post-payment Assurance checks and recover all overpaid grant awards. 

Where it has been identified that a grant has been paid incorrectly, the recipient will be contacted with further information and instructions on how the grant can be repaid.

The eligibility criteria for the grant schemes can be viewed on this pages to follow.

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