Coronavirus Business Support

A one off payment for businesses with a business rates account, in the retail sector that are required to close under National Lockdown restrictions.

Businesses with a rateable value of £1 – £15,000 will receive £2667

Businesses with a rateable value of £15,001 – £50,999 will receive £4000

Businesses with a rateable value of £51,000 or more will receive £6000

Businesses that have already received an LRSG grant and are eligible for National Lockdown grants will be contacted directly.

Businesses that have yet to apply for a lockdown business support grant who are eligible for the grant, please email business.grants@ashford.gov.uk.

We will be contacting eligible businesses via email by 11 April 2021 with an aim to making payments of these grants by 18 April 2021.

Please email business.grants@ashford.gov.uk if you have not yet been contacted.

A one off payment for businesses with a business rates account, in the hospitality, leisure and personal care sectors that are required to close under National Lockdown restrictions.

Businesses with a rateable value of £1 – £15,000 will receive £8000

Businesses with a rateable value of £15,001 – £50,999 will receive £12,000

Businesses with a rateable value of £51,000 or more will receive £18,000

Businesses that have already received an LRSG grant and are eligible for National Lockdown grants will be contacted directly.

Businesses that have yet to apply for a lockdown business support grant who are eligible for the grant, please email business.grants@ashford.gov.uk.

We will be contacting eligible businesses via email by 11 April 2021 with an aim to making payments of these grants by 18 April 2021.

Please email business.grants@ashford.gov.uk if you have not yet been contacted.

Businesses that do not have a business rates account and are required to close or businesses that have been significantly impacted by the restrictions but do not fit the criteria for other grant schemes.

The ARG from 1 April will comprise of standard ARG support and an ARG Restart Grant for eligible businesses, with businesses benefitting from either element based on key criteria. Priority will be given to those businesses that have already applied to ARG and have successfully received grant funding. All ARG grants will be considered from 1 April 2021 and will not be backdated.

Depending on eligibility and re-opening date:

ARG Standard rate – from £214 per 12-day period (one-off payment)

ARG Restart Strand 1 – from £1,000 (one-off payment)

ARG Restart Strand 2 – from £4,000 (one-off payment).

Due to financial limitations, the ARG will not re-open for new applications.

Businesses that have received ARG previously will be prioritised.

Existing successful applicants or Expressions of Interest will be contacted by the end of April 2021.

If you have enquiries about this grant funding and the policy please contact the Economic Development Team using the email address discretionary.grants@ashford.gov.uk.

Businesses that pay business rates and are forced to close.

£1-£15,000 Rateable Value businesses will receive £2,096.

£15,001-£50,999 Rateable Value businesses will receive £3,143.

£51,000 and greater Rateable Value businesses will receive £4,714.

Businesses that have already received an LRSG grant and are eligible for National Lockdown grants will be contacted directly.

Businesses that have yet to apply for the November National Lockdown Grant should  complete the online application

Once completed, eligibility for further grants will be confirmed.

Businesses that pay business rates and are forced to close.

£1-£15,000 Rateable Value businesses will receive £2,001.

£15,001-£50,999 Rateable Value businesses will receive £3,000.

£51,000 and greater Rateable Value businesses will receive £4,500.

Businesses that have already received an LRSG grant and are eligible for National Lockdown grants will be contacted directly.

Businesses that have yet to apply for the November National Lockdown Grant should  complete the online application

Once completed, eligibility for further grants will be confirmed.

Businesses with a business rates account, in the retail, hospitality and leisure sector that are required to close under National Lockdown restrictions.

One-off payment.
£1-£15,000 Rateable Value businesses will receive £4,000.
£15,001-£50,999 Rateable Value businesses will receive £6,000.
£51,000 and greater Rateable Value businesses will receive £9,000.

Businesses that have already received an LRSG grant and are eligible for National Lockdown grants will be contacted directly.

Businesses that have yet to apply for the November National Lockdown Grant will need to complete an application on the Ashford council website. Once completed, we will then confirm eligibility to further grants.

Businesses that do not have a business rates account and are required to close or businesses that have been significantly impacted by the restrictions but do not fit the criteria for other grant schemes.

Businesses  with a rateable value of exactly £15,000 or under on the date of the commencement of the local restrictions will receive a payment of £667 per 14-day qualifying restriction period.

Businesses  with a rateable value over £15,000 and less than £51,000 on the date of the commencement of the local restrictions will receive a payment of £1,000 per 14-day qualifying restriction period.

Businesses  with a rateable value of exactly £51,000 or above on the commencement date of the local restrictions, will receive £1,500 per 14-day qualifying restriction period.

Submit an application on the council website and, if eligible, funding will be allocated for all relevant periods from November onwards

Applications Closing on the 28th of February

This is a one-off additional Top-Up Grant for businesses supported by the Ashford Additional Restriction Grant (Discretionary) scheme and is only available for qualifying businesses for the period of the National Lockdown from 5 January to 15 February 2021.  All businesses will need to have applied for the Ashford Borough Council Additional Restriction Grant scheme, and have had their application approved as eligible for the period of the January national lockdown. This grant will then be automatically applied to these successful grant payments.

The grants will be paid out at the following levels over and above the standard ARG payments that successful applicants will receive:

£4,000 for businesses with a rateable value of £15,000 or under, or paid an ARG grant of £667 per 14 day period.

£6,000 for businesses with a rateable value between £15,000 and £51,000 or paid an ARG grant of £1,000 per 14 day period.

£9,000 for businesses with a rateable value of over £51,000 or paid an ARG grant of £1,500 per 14 day period.

All business that have been paid an ARG grant of under £667 per 14 day period will receive a one off grant of £2,000.

Closed businesses applying for ARG (Discretionary) funding will be required to make a statement that confirms their eligibility. The council places responsibility on the applicant to agree that their statement is correct to the best of their knowledge. In addition, businesses that are required to close will need to provide evidence of their trading status. This will be in the form of a bank statement (showing business/applicant’s name, registered address with income within the last 3 months).

Open businesses that are applying for ARG (Discretionary) or LRSG (Open) funding will be required to make a statement that confirms their eligibility. The council places responsibility on the applicant to agree that their statement is correct to the best of their knowledge. In addition, businesses that are not required to close will need to provide evidence to demonstrate they supply companies that are required to close and an impact on income. This will be in the form of a bank statement (showing the business name or applicant’s name, registered address with income within the last 3 months) and an invoice (showing the business name, client name and registered address dated within the last 3 months).

Businesses with a business rates account that are required to close under Tier 3 or Tier 4 restrictions.

• For properties with a rateable value of £15k or under, grants to be £667 for the 14-day period
• For properties with a rateable value of over £15k and below £51k, grants to be £1,000 for the 14-day period
• For properties with a rateable value of £51k or over, grants to be £1,500 for the 14-day period

All businesses eligible for this grant will receive an email from the Council on the 9th December to confirm the details of this payment – please check your junk mailbox. If you have not received this email then please apply first for the LRSG (Closed) National Lockdown November 2020 grant if you have not done so already.

Submit an application on the council website and, if eligible, funding will be allocated for all relevant periods from November onwards

Businesses that do not have a business rates account and are required to close or businesses that have been significantly impacted by the restrictions but do not fit the criteria for other grant schemes.

Businesses  with a rateable value of exactly £15,000 or under on the date of the commencement of the local restrictions will receive a payment of £667 per 14-day qualifying restriction period.

Businesses  with a rateable value over £15,000 and less than £51,000 on the date of the commencement of the local restrictions will receive a payment of £1,000 per 14-day qualifying restriction period.

Businesses  with a rateable value of exactly £51,000 or above on the commencement date of the local restrictions, will receive £1,500 per 14-day qualifying restriction period.

Businesses that have already received an ARG grant and are eligible for Tier 3 or Tier 4 grants will be contacted directly.

Businesses submitting an application for the national lockdown period and Tier 3 or Tier 4 period will need to submit an application using the button below. If your application for ARG is approved, you will receive an email to confirm your eligibility for Tier 3 or Tier 4 which you will need to respond to.

Applications Closing 28th February

Business required to close in the national lockdown (5 November – 1 December) that have a business rates account

For properties with a rateable value of £15k or under, grants to be £1,334 for the 28-day period

For properties with a rateable value of over £15k and below £51k, grants to be £2,000 for the 28-day period

For properties with a rateable value of £51k or over, grants to be £3,000 for the 28-day period

Submit an application on the council website and, if eligible, funding will be allocated for all relevant periods from November onwards

Business required to close in the national lockdown (5 November to 1 December) that don’t have a business rates account OR business that were open but severely impacted by client businesses required to close.

Please read council criteria for more information.

Businesses  with a rateable value of exactly £15,000 or under on the date of the commencement of the local restrictions will receive a payment of £667 per 14-day qualifying restriction period.

Businesses  with a rateable value over £15,000 and less than £51,000 on the date of the commencement of the local restrictions will receive a payment of £1,000 per 14-day qualifying restriction period.

Businesses  with a rateable value of exactly £51,000 or above on the commencement date of the local restrictions, will receive £1,500 per 14-day qualifying restriction period.

Submit an application on the council website and, if eligible, funding will be allocated for all relevant periods from November onwards

Applications Closing 28th February

The restart grant scheme is a one-off grant provided by the government.

To apply, your business must:

be in one of the following sectors:

• non-essential retail
• hospitality
• gyms and sport
• personal care
• leisure
• accommodation

• occupy a property that is in the ratings list
• have been trading on 1 April 2021 – this includes those with staff on furlough, trading online or via click and collect, businesses not in liquidation or dissolved or stuck off, and businesses carrying out activity such as managing accounts, planning reopening and implementing COVID-safe measures

The following thresholds apply for non-essential retail:

• Properties with a rateable value of £15,000 or under are eligible for £2,667
• Properties with a rateable value between £15,001 and £50,999 are eligible for £4,000
• Properties with a rateable value of £51,000 and above are eligible for £6,000

The following thresholds apply for hospitality, accommodation, leisure, personal care and gym business premises:

• Properties with a rateable value of £15,000 or under are eligible for £8,000
• Properties with a rateable value between £15,001 and £50,999 are eligible for £12,000
• Properties with a rateable value of £51,000 and above are eligible for £18,000

Please Complete the Online Application Form to Apply

Businesses required to close by Government and registered for business rates.

£2,096 for businesses with a rateable value of £15,000 or less

£3,143 for businesses with a rateable value between £15,000 and £51,000

£4,714 for businesses with a rateable value over £51,000

If you have applied for or received a national lockdown grant (5 November to 1 December 2020) or a tier restrictions grant

You don’t need to apply again. We’ll contact you to confirm payment or ask for more information.

If you have not applied for a national lockdown grant (5 November to 1 December 2020) or a tier restrictions grant

You need to complete an application form to apply for both the lockdown grant and the tier restriction periods (if they apply to your business).

Our team has been working hard to make sure the COVID-related business support grants paid for by the government have gone into business bank accounts.

Because of the amount of applications for the Additional Restrictions Grant and Additional Restrictions (Extra Support) Grant, these grants are now closed as applications have used up all of the funds given to us by the government.

Your application for these schemes might still need processing, and we will contact you directly to let you know if you have been successful.

We have been chasing some businesses for extra information for six weeks, and have not heard back from them. Those applications will now be closed and not paid.

Businesses required to close by Government and registered for business rates.

If your business is forced to close during the national lockdown starting on 5 January 2021 you can apply for a grant.
These grants are based on the rateable value of the business:

£2001 for businesses with a rateable value of £15,000 or less
£3,000 for businesses with a rateable value between £15,000 and £51,000
£4,500 for businesses with a rateable value over £51,000

If you have applied for  or received a national restrictions grant (5th November to the 1st of December) or a tier restrictions grant then You don’t need to apply again. We’ll contact you to confirm payment or ask for more information.

If you have not applied previously for a national lockdown grant or a tier restrictions grant then you need to complete an application form to apply for both the lockdown grant and the tier restriction periods (if they apply to your business).

We are awaiting guidance and the funds from Government for this scheme.

Businesses that have been forced to close but don’t have a business rates liability because they are not separately rated (for example market traders or shared accommodation where the landlord pays the business rates), or they are in the council tax list (such as B&Bs)

Or businesses that have a business rates liability and are allowed to remain open, but are being severely impacted by the national lockdown because their main customers have been forced to close (such as suppliers to the retail, hospitality and leisure industries).

Complete the Online application form

Eligibility for the CBLP is the same as the LRSG (Closed) Addendum: 5 January onwards scheme. Businesses that are eligible are those that have been mandated to close by Government and include non-essential retail, leisure, personal care, sports facilities and hospitality businesses.

These grants are based on the rateable value of the business:
£4,000 for businesses with a rateable value of £15,000 or under
£6,000 for businesses with a rateable value between £15,000 and £51,000
£9,000 for businesses with a rateable value of over £51,000

You don’t need to apply for this grant separately. It will be paid the same time as the national lockdown (5 January 2021 to 15 February) grant.

If you have not applied for a national lockdown grant previously then you need to complete an application form

We are also providing discretionary support for businesses affected by the lockdown and tier restrictions.

We are aware that some businesses, having already applied for other available grants, may still need further support to continue to operate.

Each application will be considered on a case by case basis.

Complete the online application form

To apply for extra support for your business, you’ll need to provide detailed information to support your application.  Applications for extra support will only be considered if you can demonstrate that all other funding and business support measures have been used by the business.

Businesses required to close by Government and registered for business rates.

Tier 3 Restrictions Period (2 Dec – 19 Dec)

rateable value of £15,000 or less: £857.57

rateable value between £15,000 and £51,000 will receive: £1,285.71

rateable value over £51,000 will receive: £1,928.57

Tier 4 Restrictions Period (20 Dec to 4 Jan)

rateable value of £15,000 or less: £762.29

rateable value between £15,000 and £51,000 will receive: £1,142.86

rateable value over £51,000 will receive: £1,714.29

If you have not applied for a national lockdown grant (LRSG) then you need to complete an application form to apply for both the lockdown grant and the tier restriction periods (if they apply to your business).

If you applied for or received a national lockdown grant then you don’t need to apply again. We’ll contact you to confirm payment or ask for more information.

Businesses classed as hospitality, tourism, leisure, event organisers or language schools that were allowed to remain open during Tier 3 restrictions (2 December to 19 December 2020), but were significantly affected during this time can apply for a discretionary grant for every 14 day-period they were

These grants are based on the rateable value of the business:
£467 for businesses with a rateable value of £15,000 or under
£700 for businesses with a rateable value between £15,000 and £51,000
£1,050 for businesses with a rateable value of over £51,000

Businesses that have been forced to close but don’t have a business rates liability because they are not separately rated (for example market traders or shared accommodation where the landlord pays the business rates), or they are in the council tax list (such as B&Bs)

Or businesses that have a business rates liability and are allowed to remain open, but are being severely impacted by the national lockdown because their main customers have been forced to close (such as suppliers to the retail, hospitality and leisure industries).

Complete the Online application form

For businesses that have a rateable value and are required to close as advised by the Government.

To be eligible for this grant, your business property must fall under one of the categories on the government’s list of businesses forced to close.

If most of your business was forced to close but you were operating a takeaway or click and collect service, you may still be eligible for a grant.

Although some businesses were allowed to resume trading from 2 December (previously 3 December), businesses that are eligible for the Local Restrictions Support Grant will receive a grant for payment to cover the period from 5 November up to and including 1 December.

If you reopened on 2 December 2020, you will still be eligible for support from this scheme.

One grant is available for each qualifying property. If a business is responsible for multiple properties, they may qualify for more than one grant.

£1,334 for businesses with a rateable value of £15,000 or under
£2,000 for businesses with a rateable value between £15,000 and £51,000
£3,000 for businesses with a rateable value of over £51,000.

Please Complete the Online Application Form

We are providing discretionary support for businesses affected by the national lockdown from 5 November to 1 December 2020. This is called the Additional Restrictions Grant.

We have created a scheme to help businesses that we feel will be the most impacted by lockdown restrictions.

Our scheme will help those businesses that either:
have been forced to close but don’t have a business rates liability because they are not separately rated (for example market traders or shared accommodation where the landlord pays the business rates), or they are in the council tax list (such as B&Bs)
have a business rates liability and are allowed to remain open, but are being severely impacted by the national lockdown because their main customers have been forced to close (such as suppliers to the retail, hospitality and leisure industries).

The Restart Grant scheme is designed to support non-essential retail, hospitality, accommodation, leisure, personal care and gym businesses that are pre-dominantly reliant on delivering in-person services for the general public and support will take the form of one-off grants.

• The property from which the service is provided must be shown in the local rating list
• The business must have been trading on 1 April 2021
• The business must not have already received grant payments that equal the maximum permitted subsidy allowances
• Businesses must not be in administration, insolvent or have a striking-off notice made on Companies House

If you do not qualify for a Restart Grant, discretionary funding may be available to help businesses that were required to close, but are not registered for business rates or were able to remain open but have been severely impacted by the national lockdown restrictions. This will include businesses that supply the retail, hospitality and leisure sectors and businesses in the events sector. To qualify for this funding, businesses must have been trading in the Dartford Borough Council area on the 1 April 2021 and have business premises in the Dartford Borough Council area.

For more information on which businesses may be eligible for grant support please click here

The following thresholds apply for non-essential retail:

• Properties with a rateable value of £15,000 or under are eligible for £2,667
• Properties with a rateable value between £15,001 and £50,999 are eligible for £4,000
• Properties with a rateable value of £51,000 and above are eligible for £6,000

The following thresholds apply for hospitality, accommodation, leisure, personal care and gym business premises:

• Properties with a rateable value of £15,000 or under are eligible for £8,000
• Properties with a rateable value between £15,001 and £50,999 are eligible for £12,000
• Properties with a rateable value of £51,000 and above are eligible for £18,000

If a business operates services that are considered non-essential and also fall into another category, such as hospitality, the main service will be the category which constitutes 50% or more of the overall business.

Please Complete the Online Application Form to Apply for a Restart Grant or a Discretionary Grant

Businesses required to close by Government and registered for business rates.

Properties with a rateable value of £15,000 or under are eligible for £2,096

Properties with a rateable value between £15,001 and £50,999 are eligible for £3,143

Properties with a rateable value of £51,000 and above are eligible for £4,714

If you have already applied for and received a support grant for the second period of national lockdown and have now been ordered to close from 5 January 2021 you will not need to make a further application for the third lockdown period. This is regardless of whether you were able to open under Tier 3 and Tier 4 restrictions.

Payment will automatically be made using the details already provided. If you are no longer eligible for the grant then you must inform the Council and repay the grant when requested.

If you have not already applied, you will need to complete the online application.

businesses that were required to close, but are not registered for business rates or are able to remain open but have been severely impacted by the national lockdown restrictions. This will include businesses which supply the retail, hospitality and leisure sectors and businesses in the events sector.

During national restrictions the council has decided that businesses can receive up to a maximum of £3000 over a 28 day period.

The award levels will follow the structure of the LRSG (Closed) grant scheme.

For businesses with a rateable value of £15,000 or under – £667 per 14 day period

For businesses with a rateable value of between £15,000 and £51,000 – £1000 per 14 day period

For businesses with a rateable value of £51,000 or over – £1,500 per 14 day period

If you have already applied for and received a support grant for the second period of national lockdown and continue to be severely affected from 5 January 2021 you will not need to make a further application for the third lockdown period. This is regardless of whether you were able to open under Tier 3 and Tier 4 restrictions.

If you have not previously applied then please complete the online application form

Businesses required to close by Government and registered for business rates.

For the third period of national lockdown (5 January 2021 – 15 February 2021)

• £2,001 for businesses with a rateable value of £15,000 or less
• £3,000 for businesses with a rateable value between £15,000 and £51,000
• £4,500 for businesses with a rateable value over £51,000

If you have already applied for and received a support grant for the second period of national lockdown and have now been ordered to close from 5 January 2021 you will not need to make a further application for the third lockdown period. This is regardless of whether you were able to open under Tier 3 and Tier 4 restrictions.

Payment will automatically be made using the details already provided. If you are no longer eligible for the grant then you must inform the Council and repay the grant when requested.

If you have not already applied, you will need to submit an application.
Please have the following information to hand before you apply:

Business Rate account number
Company number (if applicable)
VAT Registration Number (if applicable)
Proof of bank details (paying-in slip, blank cheque or copy bank statement)

We are awaiting further details from the Government and will publish the information as soon as possible.

We also have funding to help businesses that were required to close, but are not registered for business rates or are able to remain open but have been severely impacted by the national lockdown restrictions. This will include businesses which supply the retail, hospitality and leisure sectors and businesses in the events sector.

To qualify for this funding, businesses must have been trading in Dartford on the first day of the restrictions and have business premises in Dartford.

During national restrictions the council has decided that businesses can receive up to a maximum of £3000 over a 28 day period.

The award levels will follow the structure of the LRSG (Closed) grant scheme.

For businesses with a rateable value of £15,000 or under – £667 per 14 day period

For businesses with a rateable value of between £15,000 and £51,000 – £1000 per 14 day period

For businesses with a rateable value of £51,000 or over – £1,500 per 14 day period

Complete the application form on the Dartford Council Website

Eligibility for the CBLP is the same as the LRSG (Closed) Addendum: 5 January onwards scheme. Businesses that are eligible are those that have been mandated to close by Government and include non-essential retail, leisure, personal care, sports facilities and hospitality businesses.

One-off grants are available for all businesses ordered to close during the third national lockdown from 5 January 2021. The scheme will close for applications on 31 March 2021.

The level of grant available depends on the rateable value of your business premises on the 5 January 2021:

Properties with a rateable value of £15,000 or under are eligible for £4,000
Properties with a rateable value between £15,001 and £50,999 are eligible for £6,000
Properties with a rateable value of £51,000 and above are eligible for £9,000

If you have already applied for and received a support grant for the second period of national lockdown and have now been ordered to close from 5 January 2021 you will not need to make an application for this one-off grant. This is regardless of whether you were able to open under Tier 3 and Tier 4 restrictions.

Payment will be made using the details already provided. If you are no longer eligible for the grant then you must inform the Council and repay the grant when requested.

If you have not already applied for a national lockdown grant and have been ordered to close from 5 January 2021, you will need to make an application for a national lockdown grant and you will automatically be assessed for this grant at the same time.

In line with the grant available to closed businesses paying business rates the Council has decided to award an additional one-off business grant to businesses awarded ARG in period of national restrictions except in the case of those with low fixed costs (e.g. home based and mobile businesses).

If you have not already applied for a national lockdown grant and have been ordered to close from 5 January 2021, you will need to make an application for a national lockdown grant and you will automatically be assessed for this grant at the same time.

Businesses required to close by Government and registered for business rates.

Businesses ordered to close as a result of Tier 3/Tier 4 restrictions may be eligible for a payment where they meet the eligibility criteria of the Local Restrictions Support Grant (Closed) Scheme.

Local Restrictions Support Grant (Closed) Scheme Policy

NB: Please note that whilst this policy refers to Tier 3 it is also valid for Tier 4

For the period 2 December 2020 to 18 December 2020 under Tier 3:

• Properties with a rateable value of £15,000 or under are eligible for a payment of £809.93
• Properties with a rateable value between £15,001 and £50,999 are eligible for a payment of £1,214.29
• Properties with a rateable value of £51,000 are eligible for a payment of £1,821.43

For the period 19 December 2020 to 4 January 2021 under Tier 4:

• Properties with a rateable value of £15,000 or under are eligible for a payment of £809.93
• Properties with a rateable value between £15,001 and £50,999 are eligible for a payment of £1,214.29
• Properties with a rateable value of £51,000 are eligible for a payment of £1,821.43

If you have already applied for and received a support grant for the second period of national lockdown and you have been ordered to remain closed between 2 December 2020 and 4 January 2021, you will not need to make a further application for the period of the Tier 3/Tier 4 restrictions.

Payment will automatically be made using the details already provided. If you are no longer eligible for the grant then you must inform the Council and repay the grant when requested.

If you have not already applied, you will need to submit an application.

Assistance for businesses severely impacted by the Tier 3/Tier 4 restrictions

The Council will also support those businesses that are able to open during the Tier 3/Tier 4 restrictions but will have a significant reduction in income. This will be through the Local Restrictions Grant (Open) Scheme. To qualify for this funding, businesses must have been trading in Dartford on the first day of the restrictions and have business premises in Dartford.

The amount of the grant will depend on the rateable value of the business premises as shown on the local rating list:
For properties with a rateable value of £15,000 or under on the date of commencement of the local restrictions the payment will be £467 per 14 day qualifying restriction period;
For properties with a rateable value between £15,001 and £50,999 on the date of commencement of the local restrictions the payment will be £700 per 14 day qualifying restriction period;
For properties with a rateable value of £51,000 or over on the date of commencement of the local restrictions the payment will be £1,050 per 14 day qualifying period.

For those properties without a rateable value, grant funding will be applied based on the size of the business and the projected impact of the restrictions. In most cases, funding will be at the lower rateable value level as show above.

Businesses that do not pay business rates
and have not been forced to close that have experienced severe impact to trade.

Businesses mandated to close but who do not pay business rates.

This is a discretionary scheme, please check council website for eligibility.

During tier 3 restrictions the council has decided that businesses can receive a maximum of £1050 over a 14 day period.

The award levels will follow the structure given in the LRSG (Open) grant scheme.

For businesses with a rateable value of £15,000 or under – £467 per 14 day period

For businesses with a rateable value between £15,001 – £50,999 – £700 per 14 day period

For businesses with a rateable value of £51,000 or over – £1050 per 14 day period

Complete the application form on the Dartford website

Required to close by Government and registered for business rates

• Properties with a rateable value of £15,000 or under are eligible for £1,334
• Properties with a rateable value between £15,001 and £50,999 are eligible for £2,000
• Properties with a rateable value of £51,000 and above are eligible for £3,000

Complete the application form on the Dartford website

Businesses that do not pay business rates
and have not been forced to close that have experienced severe impact to trade.

Businesses mandated to close but who do not pay business rates.

This is a discretionary scheme, please check council website for eligibility.

During national restrictions the council has decided that businesses can receive up to a maximum of £3000 over a 28 day period.

The award levels will follow the structure of the LRSG (Closed) grant scheme.

For businesses with a rateable value of £15,000 or under – £667 per 14 day period

For businesses with a rateable value of between 15 and £51,000 – £1000 per 14 day period

For businesses with a rateable value of £51,000 or over – £1,500 per 14 day period

Complete the application form on the Dartford website

The Restart Grant scheme is designed to support non-essential retail, hospitality, accommodation, leisure, personal care and gym businesses that are pre-dominantly reliant on delivering in-person services for the general public and support will take the form of one-off grants.

The following thresholds apply for non-essential retail:

• Properties with a rateable value of £15,000 or under are eligible for £2,667
• Properties with a rateable value between £15,001 and £50,999 are eligible for £4,000
• Properties with a rateable value of £51,000 and above are eligible for £6,000

The following thresholds apply for hospitality, accommodation, leisure, personal care and gym business premises:

• Properties with a rateable value of £15,000 or under are eligible for £8,000
• Properties with a rateable value between £15,001 and £50,999 are eligible for £12,000
• Properties with a rateable value of £51,000 and above are eligible for £18,000

Please Complete the Online Application Form to Apply

The government require us to record the following information for all grants issued:

• Name of business
• Business Trading address including postcode
• Unique identifier – ONE of the following
  • Company Reference Number
  • VAT Registration Number
  • Self- Assessment/Partnership Number
  • National Insurance Number
  • Unique Taxpayer Reference
  • Registered Charity Number
• High level SIC Code (common codes are at the bottom of this page or a full list and search can be found on Companies House)
• Nature of Business
• Date business established
• Number of employees
• Business rate account number
• Cumulative total of previous funding received under all COVID-19 business grants schemes

As we didn’t collect all of this information as part of previous Covid-19 grant application forms, we are going to have to ask you to complete a new form to claim this grant. We appreciate this is not ideal and that we do have some of this information already, but the new Government reporting requirements mean we have to collect additional information for all Restart Grant applicants.

Businesses required to close by Government and registered for business rates.

£2,096 for businesses with a rateable value of £15,000 or less

£3,143 for businesses with a rateable value between £15,000 and £51,000

£4,714 for businesses with a rateable value over £51,000

If you haven’t already applied for or received a grant payment for the national lockdown period 5 November to 1 December 2020 or the tier periods, please complete an application form to apply for a grant for the national lockdowns and tier restriction periods (if applicable for your business).

You do not need to reapply if you have received or applied for a Local Restrictions Grant (the November lockdown grant or Tier grant) – we will be in contact with you to confirm payment or request more information.

You do not need to apply separately for the one-off top-up grants. These will be paid at the same time as the lockdown grant for the 5 January to 15 February.

This grant is for businesses that have been significantly negatively affected by the lockdown and is to assist with their fixed business related costs.

Businesses eligible for support from the scheme are Businesses that have low fixed, regular costs

Recipients of phase 1 and phase 2 grants whose fixed costs exceed the grant payments they have received

 Businesses that do not qualify for the Local Restrictions Grant but can demonstrate significant fixed regular costs plus a significant drop in income caused by the pandemic

The scheme follows on from the two previous phases and is for the period 16 February 2021 to 31 March 2021.  The scheme may be extended depending on the Government’s roadmap.

We have introduced a new £1,000 lump sum payment for businesses with very low fixed costs.

Businesses with low fixed costs will receive a lump sum of £1000

Businesses with no rateable value will receive £2096

Businesses with rateable value between 0-15k will receive £2096

Businesses with rateable value between 15,001 – 50,999 will receive £3143

Businesses with rateable value of 51k and over will receive £4714

Applicants for the phase 1 and 2 grants do not need to re-apply. We have emailed businesses that qualify for an additional payment. If you have not received an email you can ask us to re-assess your costs.

New applicants please complete the online application form

Businesses required to close by Government and registered for business rates.

• £2,001 for businesses with a rateable value of £15,000 or less
• £3,000 for businesses with a rateable value between £15,000 and £51,000
• £4,500 for businesses with a rateable value over £51,000

If you haven’t already applied for or received a grant payment for the national lockdown period 5 November to 1 December 2020 or the tier periods, please complete an application form to apply for a grant for the national lockdowns and tier restriction periods (if applicable for your business).

You do not need to apply if you have received or applied for a Local Restrictions Grant (the November lockdown grant or Tier grant) – we will be in contact with you to confirm payment or request more information.

You do not need to apply separately for the one-off top-up grants. These will be paid at the same time as the lockdown grant for the 5 January to 15 February.

There will be a discretionary scheme available to help businesses that aren’t covered by the standard scheme but are significantly affected by the lockdown restrictions.

This is discretionary scheme and payments are awarded on rateable value from £0 rated up to £51,000 and above.

Complete the application form on the Dover site

Applicants for the phase 1 grant do not need to re-apply as they will automatically receive the phase 2 payment.

Closing date for applications is 8 February 2021.

Eligibility for the CBLP is the same as the LRSG (Closed) Addendum: 5 January onwards scheme. Businesses that are eligible are those that have been mandated to close by Government and include non-essential retail, leisure, personal care, sports facilities and hospitality businesses.

These grants are based on the rateable value of the business:
£4,000 for businesses with a rateable value of £15,000 or under
£6,000 for businesses with a rateable value between £15,000 and £51,000
£9,000 for businesses with a rateable value of over £51,000

You do not need to apply if you have received or applied for a Local Restrictions Grant (the November lockdown grant or Tier grant) – we will be in contact with you to confirm payment or request more information.

You do not need to apply separately for the one-off top-up grants. These will be paid at the same time as the lockdown grant for the 5 January to 15 February.

If you haven’t already applied for or received a grant payment for the national lockdown period 5 November to 1 December 2020 or the tier periods, please complete an application form to apply for a grant for the national lockdowns and tier restriction periods (if applicable for your business).

The Council recognises that some businesses that are unable to open have costs significantly greater than the grant funding they have received. This grant has an allocation of £0.5 million.

Small and medium businesses with less than 50 employees and an annual turnover of not more than £10.2 million may apply for this scheme.

Applicants must fit ALL of the following criteria.

Business must:

• be in the tourism, leisure, hospitality or events industries
• have fixed costs of over £2,000 per month (fixed costs do not include stock, staff, personal or household costs)
• have been severely affected since the pandemic began
• operate from an address in the Dover district
• have a significant effect on the local economy (eg have local employees or provide a service to the people of Dover district)
• have not received significant funding from other Government bodies, such as the Arts Council
• be within State Aid limits

We will endeavour to support the regular, fixed business costs minus any income for the periods that businesses have been unable to trade since March 2020, up to a maximum of £50,000.

For example:

Depending on the number of applications a decision may be needed on whether to:

support all eligible applicants with a reduced amount or support only the businesses with the greatest financial need

Read the eligibility criteria and Complete the online application form

If you need help or advice before applying please email covidgrants@dover.gov.uk

Businesses that were forced to close for at least 14 days because of the restrictions, orhave been forced to remain closed since the beginning of the first national lockdown on 23 March 2020.

Businesses can get a grant for every 14-day period they were forced to close:
£667 for businesses with a rateable value of £15,000 or under
£1,000 for businesses with a rateable value between £15,000 and £51,000
£1,500 for businesses with a rateable value of over £51,000.

If you haven’t already applied for or received a grant payment for the national lockdown period 5 November to 1 December 2020, please apply.

You do not need to apply if you have received or applied for either of the November lockdown grants. We will be in contact with you to confirm payment or request more information.

Local Restrictions Support Grant (open) (for businesses not forced to close during tier restrictions but severely impacted)

Support from 2 December 2020 to 19 December 2020 for businesses classed as hospitality, hotels, bed & breakfasts or leisure businesses that were able to remain open during the tier restrictions, but were severely impacted by the restrictions.

Businesses can get a grant for every 14-day period they were affected by the tier 3 restrictions:
£467 for businesses with a rateable value of £15,000 or under
£700 for businesses with a rateable value between £15,000 and £51,000
£1,050 for businesses with a rateable value of over £51,000.

Our Additional Restrictions Grants have been introduced to help businesses with their fixed, regular costs throughout the lockdown period.

Businesses that were forced to close during the 27 day national lockdown period, or have been forced to remain closed since the beginning of the first national lockdown on 23 March 2020.

The criteria for this grant have been set by the government and we have no discretion in the decision making process.

To qualify for this grant, the business must be in the Rating List and be responsible for the business rates for their property.

One grant is available for each qualifying property. If a business is responsible for multiple properties, they may qualify for more than one grant.
£1,334 for businesses with a rateable value of £15,000 or under
£2,000 for businesses with a rateable value between £15,000 and £51,000
£3,000 for businesses with a rateable value of over £51,000.

If a property doesn’t have a rateable value, the maximum grant awarded will be £1,334. The amount of the grant in these cases will be worked out by looking at the rent paid, the size of the business and the estimated impact of the lockdown on the business.

Eligibility
You will be eligible for a grant if you were trading on or before 4 November 2020, and your business has:

been forced to close from 5 November 2020 and/or from 2 December 2020
been forced to remain closed since the first lockdown began on 23 March 2020, but you still intend to reopen once the restrictions have been lifted, or
not been forced to close from 5 November 2020, but was significantly impacted by the second national lockdown and/or Tier 3 restrictions.

You may not be eligible for a grant if:

your business is in administration, insolvent or subject to a striking-off notice since 4 November 2020
your business was not trading on or before 4 November 2020 or 1 December 2020
the property that you are applying for is not based in the Dover District Council area.

Please Complete the Online Application Form to Apply

Our Additional Restrictions Grants have been introduced to help businesses with their fixed, regular costs throughout the lockdown period.

If a property doesn’t have a rateable value, the maximum grant awarded will be £1,334. The amount of the grant in these cases will be worked out by looking at the rent paid, the size of the business and the estimated impact of the lockdown on the business.

Non-essential retail, hospitality, accommodation, leisure, personal care and gym businesses that are liable for business rates and were trading on April 1st

For further details of eligible business please check the Folkestone and Hythe district council website

Strand one of the Restart Grant will support non-essential retail premises with one-off grants

Businesses with a rateable value of exactly £15,000 and under on April 1st will receive a payment of £2,667.

Businesses with a rateable value over £15,000 and less than £51,000 on April 1st will receive a payment of £4000.

Businesses with a rateable value of exactly £51,000 and over on April 1st will receive a payment of £6000.

Strand two of the Restart Grant will support hospitality, accommodation, leisure, personal care and gym business premises with one-off grants

Businesses with a rateable value of exactly £15,000 and under on April 1st will receive a payment of £8000.

Businesses with a rateable value over £15,000 and less than £51,000 on April 1st will receive a payment of £12,000

Businesses with a rateable value of exactly £51,000 and over on April 1st will receive a payment of £18,000

Businesses that have received Local Restrictions Support Grant to date will receive these payments automatically in April and they need not reapply. This scheme replaces the Local Restriction Support Grant which ends on 31 March 2021.

If you have not previously applied for the Local Restrictions Support Grant please complete the online application form

Businesses that are liable for business rates, and
were open as usual and providing in-person services to customers from the business premises the day before lockdown was imposed, and required to close by law

Business with a rateable value of £15,000 or under will receive £2,096 for the 44-day qualifying period from 16 February 2021.

Businesses with a rateable value of  over £15,000 and less than £51,000 will receive £3,143 for the 44-day qualifying period from 16 February 2021.

Business with a rateable value of exactly £51,000 or above will receive £4,714 for the 44-day qualifying period from 16 February 2021.

Businesses that have already and applied for and received the Local Restrictions Support Grant (closed) for the national lockdown in November will be assessed for all subsequent grants

You will not need to complete any further forms at this stage.

If you have not previously applied then please complete the online application form

Businesses that are liable for business rates, and
were open as usual and providing in-person services to customers from the business premises the day before lockdown was imposed, and required to close by law

The funding thresholds

Businesses  with a rateable value of exactly £15,000 or under on the date of the commencement of the widespread national restrictions in November will receive a payment of £6,001 for the 6 week period of national restrictions in January and February (made up of LRSG £2,001 & Closed Business Lockdown Grant £4,000).

Businesses  with a rateable value over £15,000 and less than £51,000 on the date of the commencement of the widespread national restrictions in November will receive a payment of  £9,000 for the 6 week period of national restrictions in January and February. (made up of LRSG £3,000 & Closed Business Lockdown Grant £6,000).

Businesses  with a rateable value of exactly £51,000 or above on the commencement date of the widespread national restrictions in November, will receive a payment of £13,500 for the 6 week period of national restrictions in January and February (made up of LRSG £4,500 & Closed Business Lockdown Grant £9,000).

Complete the online form

By completing this form we will assess your eligibility for the Local Restrictions Support Grant (closed) addendum scheme in November and all subsequent grants.

Businesses that have already and applied for and received the Local Restrictions Support Grant (closed) for the national lockdown in November will be assessed for all subsequent grants

You will not need to complete any further forms at this stage.

Applications for this grant can be made either for the period of national lockdown from 5 November to 2 December 2020 and/or for subsequent periods of Tier 3 and Tier 4 restrictions from 2 December 2020 and for the national lockdown from 5 January 2021.

Eligibility Criteria
Eligible businesses are those that have been forced to close (but where companies are not covered under the Local Restrictions Support Grant (Closed) Scheme) or have been significantly impacted*and have incurred fixed business costs** during the four-week national lockdown from 5 November 2020 and/or for the periods of Tier 3 and Tier 4 restrictions and/or for the national lockdown from 5 January 2021.

Businesses are required to have a registered business address, residential address (in the case of sole traders/self employed) or have a presence in the Folkestone & Hythe district.
The business must have been actively trading*** on and before 4 November 2020, are not in administration, insolvent or be subject to a striking-off notice.

Grants will be paid subject to state aid regulations. If state aid rules are breached the responsibility lies with the applicant and, in line with the legislations, the council can take action to recover the funding.

Grant levels
An eligible business will normally receive a single grant award under this scheme. However, this will be at the council’s discretion. This decision will take into account the impact of national lockdown on the business and the significance of the business to the local economy, in terms of the number of jobs and the level of business turnover.

The grant awards for the Additional Restriction Grant (ARG) scheme for Folkestone and Hythe district will be similar to the Local Restrictions Support Grant Scheme:
For properties with a rateable value of £15k or under, grants are £1,334

For properties with a rateable value of between £15k-£51k, grants are £2,000
For properties with a rateable value of £51k or over, grants are £3,000

For the full criteria including exclusions please refer to the council website.

Eligibility for the CBLP is the same as the LRSG (Closed) Addendum: 5 January onwards scheme. Businesses that are eligible are those that have been mandated to close by Government and include non-essential retail, leisure, personal care, sports facilities and hospitality businesses.

These grants are based on the rateable value of the business:
£4,000 for businesses with a rateable value of £15,000 or under
£6,000 for businesses with a rateable value between £15,000 and £51,000
£9,000 for businesses with a rateable value of over £51,000

Complete the online form

By completing this form we will assess your eligibility for the Local Restrictions Support Grant (closed) addendum scheme in November and all subsequent grants.

Businesses that have already and applied for and received the Local Restrictions Support Grant (closed) for the national lockdown in November will be assessed for all subsequent grants

You will not need to complete any further forms at this stage.

Businesses that are:
liable for business rates, and
were open as usual and providing in-person services to customers from the business premises the day before lockdown was imposed, and
required to close by law

The funding thresholds

a. Businesses occupying hereditaments appearing on the local rating list with a rateable value of exactly £15,000 or under on the date of the commencement of the widespread national restrictions in November will receive a payment of  £667 per 14-day qualifying period for Tier 3 & 4 restrictions.

b. Businesses occupying hereditaments appearing on the local rating list with a rateable value over £15,000 and less than £51,000 on the date of the commencement of the widespread national restrictions in November will receive a payment of  £1,000 per 14-day qualifying period for Tier 3 & 4 restrictions.

c. Businesses occupying hereditaments appearing on the local rating list with a rateable value of exactly £51,000 or above on the commencement date of the widespread national restrictions in November, will receive  £1,500 per 14-day qualifying period for Tier 3 & 4 restrictions.

Please Complete the Online Application Form

On 9 September 2020, the government announced there would be further funding to support businesses that are required to close due to localised restrictions. These schemes are known as Local Restrictions Support Grants (open) and Local Restrictions Support Grants (closed).

In addition, on 9 October 2020 the Government announced there would be funding to support businesses that had been required to close on a national basis since 23 March 2020.

When national restrictions are imposed, the Local Restrictions Support Grants (open) and Local Restrictions Support Grants (Sector) will cease to apply and the Local Restrictions Support Grants (closed) addendum will be launched. The national restrictions ran from 5 November 2020 to 2 December 2020 and currently from 5 January 2021 onwards.

If we have contacted you to advise you may qualify for the local restrictions support grant and you do not wish to claim, please complete questions 1-3 on the form to opt out.

Please note, the names of the grants – Local Restrictions Support Grants (open) and Local Restrictions Support Grants (closed) – are not an indication of whether applications are still being accepted.

Eligibility Criteria

Eligible businesses are those that have been forced to close (but where companies are not covered under the Local Restrictions Support Grant (Closed) Scheme) or have been significantly impacted*and have incurred fixed business costs** during the four-week national lockdown from 5 November 2020 and/or for the periods of Tier 3 and Tier 4 restrictions and/or for the national lockdown from 5 January 2021.
Businesses are required to have a registered business address, residential address (in the case of sole traders/self employed) or have a presence in the Folkestone & Hythe district.

The business must have been actively trading*** on and before 4 November 2020, are not in administration, insolvent or be subject to a striking-off notice.

Grants will be paid subject to state aid regulations. If state aid rules are breached the responsibility lies with the applicant and, in line with the legislations, the council can take action to recover the funding.

Grant levels

An eligible business will normally receive a single grant award under this scheme. However, this will be at the council’s discretion. This decision will take into account the impact of national lockdown on the business and the significance of the business to the local economy, in terms of the number of jobs and the level of business turnover.

The grant awards for the Additional Restriction Grant (ARG) scheme for Folkestone and Hythe district will be similar to the Local Restrictions Support Grant Scheme:
For properties with a rateable value of £15k or under, grants are £1,334
For properties with a rateable value of between £15k-£51k, grants are £2,000
For properties with a rateable value of £51k or over, grants are £3,000

For the full criteria including exclusions please refer to the council website.

Applications for this grant can be made either for the period of national lockdown from 5 November to 2 December 2020 and/or for subsequent periods of Tier 3 and Tier 4 restrictions from 2 December 2020 and for the national lockdown from 5 January 2021.

Businesses that are:
liable for business rates, and
were open as usual and providing in-person services to customers from the business premises the day before lockdown was imposed, and required to close by law

The funding thresholds

a. Businesses occupying hereditaments appearing on the local rating list with a rateable value of exactly £15,000 or under on the date of the commencement of the widespread national restrictions in November will receive a payment of £1,334 per 28-day qualifying restriction period for national lockdowns.

b. Businesses occupying hereditaments appearing on the local rating list with a rateable value over £15,000 and less than £51,000 on the date of the commencement of the widespread national restrictions in November will receive a payment of £2,000 per 28-day qualifying restriction period for national lockdowns.

c. Businesses occupying hereditaments appearing on the local rating list with a rateable value of exactly £51,000 or above on the commencement date of the widespread national restrictions in November, will receive £3,000 per 28-day qualifying restriction period for national lockdowns..

Please Complete the Online Application Form

Applications for this grant can be made either for the period of national lockdown from 5 November to 2 December 2020 and/or for subsequent periods of Tier 3 and Tier 4 restrictions from 2 December 2020 and for the national lockdown from 5 January 2021.

Eligibility Criteria

Eligible businesses are those that have been forced to close (but where companies are not covered under the Local Restrictions Support Grant (Closed) Scheme) or have been significantly impacted*and have incurred fixed business costs** during the four-week national lockdown from 5 November 2020 and/or for the periods of Tier 3 and Tier 4 restrictions and/or for the national lockdown from 5 January 2021.
Businesses are required to have a registered business address, residential address (in the case of sole traders/self employed) or have a presence in the Folkestone & Hythe district.

The business must have been actively trading*** on and before 4 November 2020, are not in administration, insolvent or be subject to a striking-off notice.

Grants will be paid subject to state aid regulations. If state aid rules are breached the responsibility lies with the applicant and, in line with the legislations, the council can take action to recover the funding.

Grant levels

An eligible business will normally receive a single grant award under this scheme. However, this will be at the council’s discretion. This decision will take into account the impact of national lockdown on the business and the significance of the business to the local economy, in terms of the number of jobs and the level of business turnover.

The grant awards for the Additional Restriction Grant (ARG) scheme for Folkestone and Hythe district will be similar to the Local Restrictions Support Grant Scheme:

For properties with a rateable value of £15k or under, grants are £1,334
For properties with a rateable value of between £15k-£51k, grants are £2,000
For properties with a rateable value of £51k or over, grants are £3,000
For the full criteria including exclusions please refer to the council website.

The Restart Grant scheme is designed to support non-essential retail, hospitality, accommodation, leisure, personal care and gym businesses that are pre-dominantly reliant on delivering in-person services for the general public and support will take the form of one-off grants.

The following thresholds apply for non-essential retail:

• Properties with a rateable value of £15,000 or under are eligible for £2,667
• Properties with a rateable value between £15,001 and £50,999 are eligible for £4,000
• Properties with a rateable value of £51,000 and above are eligible for £6,000

The following thresholds apply for hospitality, accommodation, leisure, personal care and gym business premises:

• Properties with a rateable value of £15,000 or under are eligible for £8,000
• Properties with a rateable value between £15,001 and £50,999 are eligible for £12,000
• Properties with a rateable value of £51,000 and above are eligible for £18,000

Gravesham borough council are currently carrying out the required pre-payment checks. Then will be making payments automatically to eligible businesses that have previously received grants. There will be no need to complete a new application.

Businesses required to close by Government and registered for business rates

The grant payments where applicable will be:

For properties with a rateable value of £15k or under, grants will £667 per 14 days – total amount payable for 44 days (16 February to 31 March 2021) is £2,096;

For properties with a rateable value of between £15k-£51k grants to be £1,000 per 14 days – total amount payable for 44 days (16 February to 31 March 2021) is £3,143;

For properties with a rateable value of £51k or over grants to be £1,500 per 14 days – total amount payable for 44 days (16 February to 31 March 2021) is £4,714.

If you have previously received a grant for the 2nd national lockdown (5th November – 2nd December) You Do Not Need To Re-Apply. We will automatically make payment as soon as we receive funding from the Government.

If you have not previously applied, use the online eligibility checking tool and then complete the application form.

The Additional Restrictions Grant (ARGD) supports businesses that are not covered by other grant schemes or where additional funding is needed.

The Additional Restrictions Grant (Discretionary) is available to businesses and charitable organisations that are either not registered for Business Rates and have been required to close during lockdown, or who are able to show they have been severely impacted in the period since national restrictions were introduced on 05 January 2021.

The Additional Restrictions Grant (Discretionary) will make a payment ranging from £500 to £3,000 (in most cases) to eligible businesses (for a 28 day period).

Eligible applications to ARG received before the 31st March 2021, will also be considered for a one-off top up sum worth between £4,000 and £9,000.

We are currently processing payments for 6 week (42 day) periods, in line with Government guidance and so individual grant award levels will be increased amounts.

Complete the online application form to apply 

Businesses required to close by Government and registered for business rates

Total amount payable for period 5 January to 15 February 2021

Rateable value £1 upto £15,000 -£2,001

Rateable value £15,001 upto £50,999 – £3000

Rateable value £51,000 and above – £4500

If you are eligible for a Tier 4 grant, we plan to automatically pay the grant from 5 January unless we are advised that you no longer meet the qualifying criteria

If you have not previously applied, use the online eligibility checking tool and then complete the application form.

• you must be the ratepayer and pay your rates to Gravesham Borough Council
• your business must not have permanently ceased trading
• your business must have been required to close and remained closed for the whole period for which the grant is claimed. If your business has been required to close your main, in person service but you have remained open to provide takeaway, click and collect or online delivery service, you will still be eligible for the grant under the closed scheme
• you must be the person responsible for the business
• the business must not be in administration, insolvent or have had a striking-off notice made
• you must not exceed state aid limits

Your email requesting the grant must be received by the closing date of 31 March 2021.

The Additional Restrictions Grant (ARGD) supports businesses that are not covered by other grant schemes or where additional funding is needed.

The Additional Restrictions Grant (Discretionary) is available to businesses and charitable organisations that are either not registered for Business Rates and have been required to close during lockdown, or who are able to show they have been severely impacted in the period since national restrictions were introduced on 05 January 2021.

The Additional Restrictions Grant (Discretionary) will make a payment ranging from £500 to £3,000 (in most cases) to eligible businesses (for a 28 day period).

Eligible applications to ARG received before the 31st March 2021, will also be considered for a one-off top up sum worth between £4,000 and £9,000.

We are currently processing payments for 6 week (42 day) periods, in line with Government guidance and so individual grant award levels will be increased amounts.

Complete the online application form to apply 

Eligibility for the CBLP is the same as the LRSG (Closed) Addendum: 5 January onwards scheme. Businesses that are eligible are those that have been mandated to close by Government and include non-essential retail, leisure, personal care, sports facilities and hospitality businesses.

These grants are based on the rateable value of the business:
£4,000 for businesses with a rateable value of £15,000 or under
£6,000 for businesses with a rateable value between £15,000 and £51,000
£9,000 for businesses with a rateable value of over £51,000

If you are eligible for a Tier 4 grant, we plan to automatically pay the grant from 5 January unless we are advised that you no longer meet the qualifying criteria shown below.

If you have not previously applied, use the online eligibility checking tool and then complete the application form.

Businesses required to close by Government and registered for business rates

Total amount payable for period 20 December to 4 January

Rateable value £1 upto £15,000 – £762.29

Rateable value £15,001 upto £50,999 – £1,142.98

Rateable value £51,000 and above – £1,714.29

If you have already received a Local Restrictions Support Grant in respect of the national lockdown, you do not need to complete our online form.

For those businesses that have received a Tier 3 grant, we plan to automatically pay the Tier 4 grant unless we are advised that the business has permanently ceased trading.

Those businesses that were able to remain open in Tier 3 but were then required to close under Tier 4 will be receiving an email asking for confirmation that the qualifying conditions have been met.

If you have not previously applied, use the online eligibility checking tool and then complete the application form.

We are awaiting guidance and the funds from Government for this scheme.

The scheme will open in January.

£667 – £1,500 per 14 day period.

There will be a discretionary scheme available to help businesses that aren’t covered by the standard scheme but are significantly affected by the lockdown restrictions.

We don’t yet have full details of this grant including how it will be paid. Please check back for updates.

Businesses required to close by Government and registered for business rates

Total amount payable for period 2 December to 19 December

Rateable value £1 upto £15,000 – £857.57

Rateable value £15,001 upto £50,999 – £1,285.71

Rateable value £51,000 and above – £1,928.57

If you have already received a Local Restrictions Support Grant in respect of the national lockdown, you do not need to complete our online form. We have contacted those businesses that we think may qualify and you just need to reply to the email you have been sent confirming that you meet the qualifying conditions.

If you have not previously applied, use the online eligibility checking tool and then complete the application form.

We are awaiting guidance and the funds from Government for this scheme.

The scheme will open in January.

£667 – £1,500 per 14 day period.

There will be a discretionary scheme available to help businesses that aren’t covered by the standard scheme but are significantly affected by the lockdown restrictions.

We don’t yet have full details of this grant including how it will be paid. Please check back for updates.

Businesses required to close by Government and registered for business rates

• Businesses with a rateable value of exactly £15,000 or under will qualify for a grant of £1,334 per 28-day qualifying restriction period
• Businesses with a rateable value over £15,000 and less than £51,000 will qualify for a grant of £2,000 per 28-day qualifying restriction period
• Businesses with a rateable value of exactly £51,000 or over will qualify for a grant of £3,000 per 28-day qualifying restriction period

use the online eligibility checking tool and then complete the application form.

Businesses required to close by Government and registered for business rates

As a result of the national lockdown imposed from 5 January, the LRSG will be paid for six weeks from this date. This period has now been extended by 44 days to cover to 31st March.

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

Those businesses that successfully applied previously for the LRSG for the lockdown between 5th November and 2nd December 2020 and are still eligible will be contacted by email about the additional grants.

Please note that businesses will not be able to apply for the grants before having applied for the national LRSG

If you have not previously applied then please complete the online application form

ARG Round 4 is a discretionary grant designed to support businesses that fall into one of the following categories:

Category A

Non-essential Retail, hospitality or leisure sector that has been legally required to close; occupy a commercial workspace and have been unable to claim support through the LRSG as they are not the business ratepayer.

Category B

Supply Chain for goods or services to the retail, hospitality or leisure sector represents 50% or more of their income, occupy commercial workspace and are unable to claim support through the LRSG.

Category C

Essential retail, occupy commercial workspace and whilst not legally required to close have decided to temporarily close due to it not being possible to trade in a Covid secure way.

Category D

Limited companies and business start-ups with less than 50 employees, that have seen a significant reduction in income and have been unable to claim support through the Self-Employed Income Support Scheme or LRSG. (includes home based businesses)

Category E

Hardship fund, all businesses that have been able to remain open but have seen significantly reduction in income and trade due to reduced footfall. Are registered for business rates and have been unable to claim support through the LRSG.

Category A & C

Businesses with a rateable value or otherwise pay a commercial rent of £15,000
or under will receive a one-off payment of up-to £4,668 (retail) or £10,001
(hospitality, leisure, and personal care).

Businesses with a rateable value or otherwise pay a commercial rent between
£15,000 and under £51,000 will receive a one-off payment of up-to £7,000
(retail) or £15,000 (hospitality, leisure, and personal care).

Businesses with a rateable value or otherwise pay a commercial rent of exactly
£51,000 or above will receive a one-off payment of up-to £10,500 (retail) or
£22,500(hospitality, leisure, and personal care).

Category B

Properties with a rateable value or otherwise pay a commercial rent of £15,000
or under will receive a one-off payment of up-to £3,268 (retail) or
£7,001(hospitality, leisure and personal care).

Properties with a rateable value or otherwise pay a commercial rent over
£15,000 and below £51,000 will receive a one-off payment of up-to £4,900
(retail) or £10,500 (hospitality, leisure, and personal care).

Properties with a rateable value or otherwise pay a commercial rent of £51,000
and over will receive a one-off payment of up-to £7,350 (retail) or £15,750
(hospitality, leisure, and personal care).

Category D

The council will aim to make an award of up-to £2,801.

Category E

Businesses with a rateable value of £15,000 or under will receive a oneoff payment of up-to £1,867.

Businesses with a rateable value between £15,000 and under £51,000 will
receive a one-off payment of up-to £2,800.

Businesses with a rateable value of exactly £51,000 or above will receive
a one-off payment of up-to £4,200.

Authority is delegated to the Head of Economic Development and
Regeneration, in consultation with the Director of Finance and Business
Improvement to consider and make individual awards up to a value of
£100,000 for:

• Businesses in difficulty that are of importance to the borough given
their impact on the quantum and or quality of employment, or services to
residents or the visitor economy.

• Business support including activity to aid the reopening and
recovery of the High Street.

Please Complete the Online Application Form

Businesses required to close by Government and registered for business rates

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

Businesses who have previously applied for the LRSG because they had to close during the lockdown that ran from 5 November until 2 December 2020 will receive an email from the council inviting them to apply.

Please note that businesses will not be able to apply for the grant before having applied for the national LRSG for period of the 2nd national lockdown which can be applied for by completing the online form.

The additional restrictions grant (ARG) Round 3 is a discretionary grant that covers the period from the 31st Dec to the 16th of Feb and is targeted at businesses that are in one of the following categories:

Category A 

Businesses must be operating in a sector (retail, hospitality or
leisure) that has been legally required to close; occupy a commercial workspace
within the borough and be unable to claim financial support through the LRSG as
they are not the business ratepayer for the premises which they occupy

Category B 

Businesses must receive their primary source of income (over
50%) through the supply of goods or services to the retail, hospitality or leisure sector , occupy a commercial workspace within the borough and are unable to
claim financial support through the LRSG

Category C 

Businesses that are essential retail, occupy commercial workspace
within the Borough and whilst not legally required to close have decided to close
and temporarily cease trading due to it not being possible to trade in a Covid
secure way due to the nature of premises occupied

Category D

Businesses which are classified as either a small or micro business
(less than 50 employees), that have seen a significant reduction in income and
have been unable to claim support through either the Self-Employed Income
Support Scheme or any other mandatory Business Grant Schemes provided by
the Government and delivered by Maidstone Borough Council. For the avoidance
of doubt, this includes limited companies working from home with no commercial
property

The amount of the payment to be made to a business is at the discretion of the
Council and will be subject to demand on the scheme and available funding.

Category A & C
The Council will aim to make awards to businesses equivalent to the Local
Restrictions Support Grant and Closed Business Lockdown Grant.

Businesses with a rateable value or otherwise pay a commercial rent of £15,000
or under will receive a payment of £6,001

Businesses with a rateable value or otherwise pay a commercial rent between
£15,000 and under £51,000 will receive a payment of £9,000

Businesses with a rateable value or otherwise pay a commercial rent of exactly
£51,000 or above will receive a payment of £23,500

Category B
The council will aim to make awards to businesses equivalent to 70% of the
Local Restrictions Support Grant.

Properties with a rateable value or otherwise pay a commercial rent of £15,000
or under will receive a one-off payment of £1,401

Properties with a rateable value or otherwise pay a commercial rent over
£15,000 and below £51,000 will receive a one-off payment of £2,100

Properties with a rateable value or otherwise pay a commercial rent of £51,000
and over will receive a one-off payment of £3,150

Category D

The council will aim to make an award of £1,401

Businesses that qualified for a grant under round 2 of the Additional Restrictions
Grant discretionary scheme and meet
the criteria for round 3 of the scheme will be automatically awarded a further
grant with no need for a further application.

If you have not previously applied

Complete the Online application form to apply

Applications for this round of funding, covering the period 31 December to 16 February 2021 must be received no later than 23 February 2021.

Payments will be made from week commencing 25th February 2021

Eligibility for the Closed business lockdown payment is the same as the LRSG (Closed) that came into place from the 5th January onwards. Businesses that are eligible are those that have been mandated to close by Government and include non-essential retail, leisure, personal care, sports facilities and hospitality businesses.

These grants are based on the rateable value of the business:
£4,000 for businesses with a rateable value of £15,000 or under
£6,000 for businesses with a rateable value between £15,000 and £51,000
£9,000 for businesses with a rateable value of over £51,000

This a one-off grant available for those businesses required to close for this period. Those businesses that successfully applied previously for the LRSG for the lockdown between 5 November and 2 December 2020 will be contacted by email.

If you have not previously applied, complete the online application form to be assessed for this payment at the same time.

Businesses required to close by Government and registered for business rates

Businesses who have previously applied for the LRSG because they had to close during the lockdown that ran till 2nd December and are eligible for the additional tier 4 grant for the period 20th Dec to 4th Jan 2021.

Maidstone was placed in Tier 4 from 20 December to the 4th January. There are further Local Restriction Support Grants (LRSG) available for the businesses listed below that had to remain closed.
Hospitality venues such as cafes, restaurants, pubs, bars, Accommodation such as hotels, hostels, guest houses, Entertainment venues such as theatres, concert halls, cinemas, museums, amusement arcades, bingo halls, bowling alleys, Non-essential retail, such as clothing and homeware stores, vehicle showrooms (other than for rental), betting shops
Personal care facilities such as hair, beauty, tanning and nail salons
Community Centres, Halls, Indoor and Outdoor sports and leisure facilities

Businesses who have previously applied for the LRSG because they had to close during the lockdown that ran till 2nd December and who are eligible for the additional tier 4 grant will receive an email from the council, inviting them to apply.

Please note that businesses will not be able to apply for the Tier 4 grant before having applied for the national LRSG (covering 5 November to 2 December 2020).

This grant covers the period 2nd December to 30th December 2020.

ARG Round 2 is a discretionary grant targeted at businesses that are not covered by other lockdown grants.

This round of funding closed on 7/1/2021.

Businesses who have previously applied for the LRSG because they had to close during the lockdown that ran till 2nd December and are eligible for the additional tier 3 grant.

Maidstone has been placed in Tier 3 from 2 December there are further Local Restriction Support Grants (LRSG) available, on a 14-day basis, for the businesses listed below that have had to remain closed.
Hospitality venues such as cafes, restaurants, pubs, bars
Accommodation such as hotels, hostels, guest houses
Entertainment venues such as theatres, concert halls, cinemas, museums, amusement arcades, bingo halls, bowling alleys

Businesses who have previously applied for the LRSG because they had to close during the lockdown that ran till 2nd December and who are eligible for the additional tier 3 grant will receive an email from the council, inviting them to apply.

Businesses should expect to receive this invitation and information about the application process in the week commencing 7 December 2020.

Please note that businesses will not be able to apply for the Tier 3 grant before having applied for the national LRSG.

This grant covers the period 2nd December to 30th December 2020.

ARG Round 2 is a discretionary grant targeted at businesses that are not covered by other lockdown grants.

This round of funding closed on 7/1/2021.

Businesses required to close by Government and registered for business rates

Criteria and amounts (for more details refer to council website).

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

If you have a business that has ceased trading due to the new national restrictions from 5 November 2020, you can apply for a local restrictions support grant even after the restriction period has finished.

Please Complete the Online Application Form to Apply

The Restart Grant scheme is designed to support non-essential retail, hospitality, accommodation, leisure, personal care and gym businesses that are pre-dominantly reliant on delivering in-person services for the general public and support will take the form of one-off grants.

The following thresholds apply for non-essential retail:

• Properties with a rateable value of £15,000 or under are eligible for £2,667
• Properties with a rateable value between £15,001 and £50,999 are eligible for £4,000
• Properties with a rateable value of £51,000 and above are eligible for £6,000

The following thresholds apply for hospitality, accommodation, leisure, personal care and gym business premises:

• Properties with a rateable value of £15,000 or under are eligible for £8,000
• Properties with a rateable value between £15,001 and £50,999 are eligible for £12,000
• Properties with a rateable value of £51,000 and above are eligible for £18,000

If you have received a Local Restrictions Support Grant since the November 2020 national lockdown period, you do not need to apply for this grant. Payment will be automatically issued if you are eligible.

Businesses required to close by Government and registered for business rates

£1-£15,000 Rateable Value businesses will receive £2,096

£15,001-£50,999 Rateable Value businesses will receive £3,143

£51,000 and greater Rateable Value businesses will receive £4,714

If you have applied for a Local Restrictions Support Grant for the November national lockdown period, you do not need to make a separate application for this grant. We will automatically issue the payment if you are eligible.

If you have not previously applied for a Local Restrictions Support Grant you can apply by completing the online form

To be eligible for an Additional Restrictions Grant your business must be in Medway and not eligible for a Local Restrictions Support Grant.

The grant is to support eligible businesses that:

have been forced to close under any of the government’s local or national lockdown periods since 5 November 2020 and are not eligible for the Local Restrictions Support Grant (Closed)

Or can demonstrate a loss of at least 30% of overall income during any of the local or national lockdown periods since 5 November 2020

If you declare your business has been significantly affected, you must be able to demonstrate that your business has experienced a negative impact of at least 30% on overall income due to the local or national lockdown restrictions.

We will assess grant applications and make awards subject to business size, fixed costs and the evidence provided.

If your business has multiple properties trading within the Medway Council boundary, a maximum of 2 properties can be supported through this scheme.

If you did not previously apply for the Additional Restrictions Grant (5 November to 2 December 2020), you can apply using this application form.

We will assess grant applications and make awards subject to business size, fixed costs and the evidence provided.

Businesses required to close by Government and registered for business rates

The national lockdown is due to be reviewed after 6 weeks. We will be paying grants to cover the whole of this period, up to 15 February 2021.

£667 per 14-days for businesses with a rateable value of £15,000 or under – total amount payable for 42 days (5 January to 15 February 2021) is £2,001

£1,000 per 14-days for businesses with a rateable value of £15,001 to £50,999 – total amount payable for 42 days (5 January to 15 February 2021) is £3,000

£1,500 per 14-days for businesses with a rateable value of £51,000 and over – total amount payable for 42 days (5 January to 15 February 2021) is £4,500

If you have already received a Local Restrictions Support Grant in respect of the national lockdown in November, you do not need to complete the online form.

We will be automatically paying the grant unless we are advised that the business has permanently ceased trading.

If you have not previously applied for a Local Restrictions Support Grant please complete the online application form

To be eligible for an Additional Restrictions Grant 2 your business must be in Medway and not eligible for a Local Restrictions Support Grant.

The grant is to support eligible businesses that:

have been forced to close under any of the government’s local or national lockdown periods since 5 November 2020 and are not eligible for the Local Restrictions Support Grant (Closed)

Or can demonstrate a loss of at least 30% of overall income during any of the local or national lockdown periods since 5 November 2020

If you declare your business has been significantly affected, you must be able to demonstrate that your business has experienced a negative impact of at least 30% on overall income due to the local or national lockdown restrictions.

We will assess grant applications and make awards subject to business size, fixed costs and the evidence provided.

If your business has multiple properties trading within the Medway Council boundary, a maximum of 2 properties can be supported through this scheme.

Complete online application form 

Businesses that are eligible are those that have been mandated to close by Government and include non-essential retail, leisure, personal care, sports facilities and hospitality businesses.

Eligibility for the CBLP is the same as the LRSG (Closed) Addendum: 5 January onwards scheme.

These grants are based on the rateable value of the business:
£4,000 for businesses with a rateable value of £15,000 or under
£6,000 for businesses with a rateable value between £15,000 and £51,000
£9,000 for businesses with a rateable value of over £51,000

If you have already received a Local Restrictions Support Grant in respect of the national lockdown in November, you do not need to complete our online form.

We have now received guidance from the government and we will be automatically paying the grant unless we are advised that the business has permanently ceased trading.

If you have not previously applied for a Local Restrictions Support Grant and you wish to apply, please contact us by emailing rates@medway.gov.uk with the heading ‘Closed Businesses Lockdown Payment’.

Include the following in your email:

• your business rates account numbers
• your property addresses

You must also confirm that you meet the qualifying criteria shown above.

The closing date for applications is 31 March 2021.

Businesses required to close by Government and registered for business rates

To qualify for the grant:

you must be the ratepayer and pay your rates to Medway Council
your business must not have permanently ceased trading
your business must have been required to close and remained closed for the whole of the period for which the grant is claimed. If your business has been required to close your main, in-person service but you have remained open to provide a takeaway, click and collect, or online delivery service, you will still be eligible for a grant under the closed scheme
you must be the person responsible for the business
the business must not be in administration, insolvent or have had a striking-off notice made
you must not exceed state aid limits

The grant payments, where applicable, will be:

£667 per 14-days for businesses with a rateable value of £15,000 or under – total amount payable for 16 days (20 December 2020 to 4 January 2021) is £762.29

£1,000 per 14-days for businesses with a rateable value of £15,001 to £50,999 – total amount payable for 16 days (20 December 2020 to 4 January 2021) is £1,142.86

£1,500 per 14-days for businesses with a rateable value of £51,000 and over – total amount payable for 16 days (20 December 2020 to 4 January 2021) is £1,714.29.

If you have already received a Local Restrictions Support Grant in respect of the national lockdown in November, you do not need to complete our online form.

If you have not previously applied for a Local Restrictions Support Grant please complete the online application form

To be eligible for an Additional Restrictions Grant 2 your business must be in Medway and not eligible for a Local Restrictions Support Grant.

The grant is to support eligible businesses that:

have been forced to close under any of the government’s local or national lockdown periods since 5 November 2020 and are not eligible for the Local Restrictions Support Grant (Closed)

Or can demonstrate a loss of at least 30% of overall income during any of the local or national lockdown periods since 5 November 2020

If you declare your business has been significantly affected, you must be able to demonstrate that your business has experienced a negative impact of at least 30% on overall income due to the local or national lockdown restrictions.

We will assess grant applications and make awards subject to business size, fixed costs and the evidence provided.

If your business has multiple properties trading within the Medway Council boundary, a maximum of 2 properties can be supported through this scheme.

Complete online application form 

We will provide further information on eligibility and how to apply as soon as we can.

Required to close by Government and registered for business rates

Eligibility
To qualify for the grant:
you must be the ratepayer and pay your rates to Medway Council
your business must not have permanently ceased trading
your business must have been open as usual until the national lockdown on 5 November 2020, required to close and remained closed for the whole of the 14-day period for which the grant is claimed. If your business has been required to close your main, in-person service but you have remained open to provide a takeaway, click and collect or online delivery service, you will still be eligible for a grant under the closed scheme
you must be the person responsible for the business
the business must not be in administration, insolvent or have had a striking-off notice made
you must not exceed state aid limits
your business must not be in administration, insolvent or have had a striking-off notice made

£667 per 14-days for businesses with a rateable value of £15,000 or under – total amount payable for 18 days (2 December to 19 December 2020) is £857.57

£1,000 per 14-days for businesses with a rateable value of £15,001 to £50,999 – total amount payable for 18 days (2 December to 19 December 2020) is £1,285.71

£1,500 per 14-days for businesses with a rateable value of £51,000 and over – total amount payable for 18 days (2 December to 19 December 2020) is £1,928.57

If you have already received a Local Restrictions Support Grant in respect of the national lockdown in November, you do not need to complete our online form.

If you have not previously applied for a Local Restrictions Support Grant please complete the online application form

We will provide further information on eligibility and how to apply as soon as we can.

To be eligible for an Additional Restrictions Grant 2 your business must be in Medway and not eligible for a Local Restrictions Support Grant.

The grant is to support eligible businesses that:

have been forced to close under any of the government’s local or national lockdown periods since 5 November 2020 and are not eligible for the Local Restrictions Support Grant (Closed)

Or can demonstrate a loss of at least 30% of overall income during any of the local or national lockdown periods since 5 November 2020

If you declare your business has been significantly affected, you must be able to demonstrate that your business has experienced a negative impact of at least 30% on overall income due to the local or national lockdown restrictions.

We will assess grant applications and make awards subject to business size, fixed costs and the evidence provided.

If your business has multiple properties trading within the Medway Council boundary, a maximum of 2 properties can be supported through this scheme.

Complete online application form 

Businesses required to close by Government and registered for business rates

The grant payments where applicable will be:
£1,334 per 28-day qualifying restriction period for businesses with a rateable value of exactly £15,000 or under

£2,000 per 28-day qualifying restriction period for businesses with a rateable value over £15,000 and less than £51,000

£3,000 per 28-day qualifying restriction period for businesses with a rateable value of exactly £51,000 or over

Please Complete the Online Application Form

To be eligible for an Additional Restrictions Grant your business must be in Medway and not eligible for a Local Restrictions Support Grant.

The grant is to support eligible businesses that have been:

forced to close under the government’s national lockdown restrictions in place from 5 November 2020 to 2 December 2020, and not eligible for a Local Restrictions Support Grant

Or

significantly affected but not forced to closed during the national lockdown restrictions (5 November 2020 to 2 December 2020).

We will assess grant applications and make awards subject to business size, fixed costs and the evidence provided. The maximum grant award for this scheme is £3,000.

If your business has multiple properties trading within the Medway Council boundary, a maximum of 2 properties can be supported through this scheme.

You need to provide all or some of the following information:

business rates account number (if you pay business rates)

company or charity registration number

VAT registration number (if registered for VAT)

bank account details

business details

the number of employees in your business

You need to provide the following documents:

your latest annual accounts (management or audited accounts), this must clearly show your last 3 months of income

most recent bank statement in the name of the business (showing account number, sort code, payee name and address)

evidence of ongoing fixed costs in the form of a lease or rental agreement, utility bill, other bill or invoice, buildings insurance. This does not include employment costs.

evidence that shows your loss of income or sales. This can be your latest monthly accounts for November 2020, and a comparator period within the last 12 months (November 2020 and November 2019) or bank statements that clearly show the loss of income due to the national lockdown restrictions from 5 November 2020 to 2 December 2020

if your business was not forced to close, you will need to provide an invoice that shows that your business has conducted work with a company that was legally forced to close under the national lockdown restrictions. This must show the business name, client name and registered address dated within the last 6 months.

The Restart Grant scheme is designed to support non-essential retail, hospitality, accommodation, leisure, personal care and gym businesses that are pre-dominantly reliant on delivering in-person services for the general public and support will take the form of one-off grants.

• The property from which the service is provided must be shown in the local rating list
• The business must have been trading on 1 April 2021
• The business must not have already received grant payments that equal the maximum permitted subsidy allowances
• Businesses must not be in administration, insolvent or have a striking-off notice made on Companies House

If you do not qualify for a Restart Grant, discretionary funding may be available to help businesses that were required to close, but are not registered for business rates or were able to remain open but have been severely impacted by the national lockdown restrictions. This will include businesses that supply the retail, hospitality and leisure sectors and businesses in the events sector. To qualify for this funding, businesses must have been trading in the Sevenoaks District Council area on the 1 April 2021 and have business premises in the Sevenoaks District.

The following thresholds apply for non-essential retail businesses:

• Properties with a rateable value of £15,000 or under are eligible for £2,667
• Properties with a rateable value between £15,001 and £50,999 are eligible for £4,000
• Properties with a rateable value of £51,000 and above are eligible for £6,000

The following thresholds apply for hospitality, accommodation, leisure, personal care and gym businesses:

• Properties with a rateable value of £15,000 or under are eligible for £8,000
• Properties with a rateable value between £15,001 and £50,999 are eligible for £12,000
• Properties with a rateable value of £51,000 and above are eligible for £18,000

If a business operates services that are considered non-essential and also fall into another category, such as hospitality, the main service will be the category which constitutes 50% or more of the overall business.

Please Complete the Online Application Form to Apply for a Restart Grant or the Discretionary Grant

Businesses required to close by Government and registered for business rates

Properties with a rateable value of £15,000 or under are eligible for £2,096

Properties with a rateable value between £15,001 and £50,999 are eligible for £3,143

Properties with a rateable value of £51,000 and above are eligible for £4,714

If you have already applied for and received a support grant for the second period of national lockdown and have now been ordered to close from 5 January 2021 you will not need to make a further application for the third lockdown period. This is regardless of whether you were able to open under Tier 3 and Tier 4 restrictions.

Payment will automatically be made using the details already provided. If you are no longer eligible for the grant then you must inform us and repay the grant when requested.

If you have not already applied, you will need to submit an application.

Businesses required to close by Government and registered for business rates

For the third period of national lockdown (5 January 2021 to 15 February 2021

Properties with a rateable value of £15,000 or under are eligible for £2,001

Properties with a rateable value between £15,001 and £50,999 are eligible for £3,000

Properties with a rateable value of £51,000 and above are eligible for £4,500

If you have already applied for and received a support grant for the second period of national lockdown and have now been ordered to close from 5 January 2021 you will not need to make a further application for the third lockdown period. This is regardless of whether you were able to open under Tier 3 and Tier 4 restrictions.

Payment will automatically be made using the details already provided. If you are no longer eligible for the grant then you must inform us and repay the grant when requested.

If you have not already applied, you will need to submit an application.

Please have the following information to hand before you apply:

Business Rate account number
Company number (if applicable)
VAT Registration Number (if applicable)
Proof of bank details (paying-in slip, blank cheque or copy bank statement)

For businesses with a rateable value who have not been required to close but have been severely impacted.

If you have already applied for and received a support grant for the second period of national lockdown and have now been ordered to close from 5 January 2021 you will not need to make a further application for the third lockdown period. This is regardless of whether you were able to open under Tier 3 and Tier 4 restrictions.

Payment will automatically be made using the details already provided. If you are no longer eligible for the grant then you must inform us and repay the grant when requested.

If you have not already applied, you will need to submit an application.

Discretionary funding to help businesses that were required to close, but are not registered for business rates or are able to remain open but have been severely impacted by the national lockdown restrictions.

This will include businesses that supply the retail, hospitality and leisure sectors and businesses in the events sector.

For businesses with a rateable value of 15k and under, grants to be £1334 per 28 day qualifying period

For businesses with a rateable value of  between £15k and £51k, grants to be £2000 per 28 day qualifying period

For businesses with a rateable value of £51k and over, grants to be £3000 per 28 day qualifying period

Where a property does not have a rateable value the business size and projected impact will be used to determine the level of grant that should be applied.

Complete the online form to apply.

One-off grants are available for all businesses ordered to close during the third national lockdown from 5 January 2021. The scheme will close for applications on 31 March 2021.

The level of grant available depends on the rateable value of your business premises on the 5 January 2021

Eligibility for the CBLP is the same as the LRSG (Closed) Addendum: 5 January onwards scheme. Businesses that are eligible are those that have been mandated to close by Government and include non-essential retail, leisure, personal care, sports facilities and hospitality businesses.

These grants are based on the rateable value of the business:

£4,000 for businesses with a rateable value of £15,000 or under

£6,000 for businesses with a rateable value between £15,000 and £51,000

£9,000 for businesses with a rateable value of over £51,000

In line with the grant available to closed businesses paying business rates, we have decided to award an additional one-off business grant to businesses awarded ARG in period of national restrictions except in the case of those with low fixed costs (e.g. home based and mobile businesses).

If you have not already applied for a national lockdown grant and have been ordered to close from 5 January 2021, you will need to make an application for a national lockdown grant and you will automatically be assessed for this grant at the same time.

Sevenoaks District went into Tier 3 on 2 December then tier 4 from 20 December 2020 resulting in some businesses being ordered to close.

These businesses may be eligible for a payment if they meet the eligibility criteria of the Local Restrictions Support Grant scheme (Closed). Please note that whilst this policy refers to Tier 3 it also applies to Tier 4.

The amount of grant will depend on the rateable value of the business premises on 2 December 2020:

Properties with a rateable value of £15,000 or under are eligible for a payment of £667 for each 14 days the restrictions are in place

Properties with a rateable value between £15,001 and £50,999 are eligible for a payment of £1,000 for each 14 days the restrictions are in place

Properties with a rateable value of £51,000 are eligible for a payment of £1,500 for each 14 days the restrictions are in place

If you successfully applied for funding through the Local Restrictions Support Grant Scheme (Closed) because your businesses was forced to close during the national last lockdown, and you are still required to close as a result of the Tier 3/Tier 4 restrictions, further funding will be automatically applied based on 14 day eligibility cycles. There is no need for you to re-apply for funding.

If you successfully applied for funding through the Local Restrictions Support Grant (Closed) Scheme because your businesses was forced to close during the national last lockdown, but is now able to re-open, from 2 December 2020 and are still able to remain open under Tier 4 restrictions, you will not be entitled to further funding unless you can demonstrate your business is still severely impacted by the Tier 3/Tier 4 restrictions.

If your business was able to open from 2 December 2020 but had to close again from 20 December 2020 you can apply for funding based on the effect of the restrictions in each Tier.

If you have not already applied, you will need to submit an application.

We are supporting businesses that are able to open during the Tier 3 and 4 restrictions, but will have a significant reduction in income. This will be through the Local Restrictions Grant (Open) Scheme.

To qualify for this support, you business must have been trading in the Sevenoaks District on the first day of the restrictions and have business premises in the Sevenoaks District.

The amount of the grant will depend on the rateable value of the business premises as shown on the local rating list on 2 December 2020:
Properties with a rateable value of £15,000 or under are eligible for a payment of £467 for each 14 days the restrictions are in place
Properties with a rateable value between £15,001 and £50,999 are eligible for a payment of £700 for each 14 days the restrictions are in place
Properties with a rateable value of £51,000 are eligible for a payment of £1,050 for each 14 days the restrictions are in place

For properties without a rateable value, grant funding will be applied based on the size of the business and the projected impact of the restrictions. In most cases, funding will be at the lower rateable value level as show above.
Businesses wishing to apply for this funding will need to complete an application form even if they have already applied for support during the national lockdown.

Complete the online form to apply

Discretionary funding to help businesses that were required to close, but are not registered for business rates or are able to remain open but have been severely impacted by the national lockdown restrictions. This will include businesses that supply the retail, hospitality and leisure sectors and businesses in the events sector.

For businesses with a rateable value of 15k and under, grants to be £1334 per 28 day qualifying period

For businesses with a rateable value of  between £15k and £51k, grants to be £2000 per 28 day qualifying period

For businesses with a rateable value of £51k and over, grants to be £3000 per 28 day qualifying period

Where a property does not have a rateable value the business size and projected impact will be used to determine the level of grant that should be applied.

Complete the online form to apply.

Businesses required to close by Government and registered for business rates.

If your businesses was ordered to close, you may be eligible for a grant providing you were open and providing in-person services from your business premises before 5 November 2020.

The grant available depends on the rateable value of your business premises on 5 November 2020:

Properties with a rateable value of £15,000 or under are eligible for £1,334
Properties with a rateable value between £15,001 and £50,999 are eligible for £2,000
Properties with a rateable value of £51,000 and above are eligible for £3,000.

If you have not already applied, you will need to submit an application.

Discretionary funding to help businesses that were required to close, but are not registered for business rates or are able to remain open but have been severely impacted by the national lockdown restrictions. This will include businesses that supply the retail, hospitality and leisure sectors and businesses in the events sector.

For businesses with a rateable value of 15k and under, grants to be £1334 per 28 day qualifying period

For businesses with a rateable value of  between £15k and £51k, grants to be £2000 per 28 day qualifying period

For businesses with a rateable value of £51k and over, grants to be £3000 per 28 day qualifying period

Where a property does not have a rateable value the business size and projected impact will be used to determine the level of grant that should be applied.

Complete the online form to apply.

The Restart Grant scheme is designed to support non-essential retail, hospitality, accommodation, leisure, personal care and gym businesses that pay business rates.

The following thresholds apply for non-essential retail:

• Properties with a rateable value of £15,000 or under are eligible for £2,667
• Properties with a rateable value between £15,001 and £50,999 are eligible for £4,000
• Properties with a rateable value of £51,000 and above are eligible for £6,000

The following thresholds apply for hospitality, accommodation, leisure, personal care and gym business premises:

• Properties with a rateable value of £15,000 or under are eligible for £8,000
• Properties with a rateable value between £15,001 and £50,999 are eligible for £12,000
• Properties with a rateable value of £51,000 and above are eligible for £18,000

Please Complete the Online Application form to apply

Once we’ve received your application, we’ll make a decision about your eligibility.

We may ask for additional information before making a decision. Once you’ve provided the necessary information, we’ll carry out independent security and fraud checks.

If your application isn’t successful, we’ll contact you to let you know.

Where your business operates across several sectors (for example, both with non-essential retail and hospitality), we’ll determine which sector contributes 50% or more of your businesses and award a grant based on that.

Businesses not registered for business rates that are forced to close.

Businesses registered for business rates and not required to close by the government
but are significantly impacted by the restrictions.

Businesses not registered for business rate and not forced to close.

The funding levels below are payable as a one-off payment to support businesses through the
phased release of lockdown restrictions. Where grant awards are based on rate able values, the
rateable value will be taken from the rating list on the date of commencement of these
restrictions.

Non-essential retail businesses not registered for business rates – £1,334.

Hospitality, accommodation, leisure, personal care and gym businesses not registered for
business rates – £4,000.

Direct supply chain for hospitality & leisure businesses that are registered for business
rates – £8,000 (RV up to £15k), £12,000 (RV £15-£51k) or £18,000 (RV above £51k).

Direct supply chain for hospitality & leisure businesses that are not registered for business
rates – £4,000.

Businesses registered for business rates outside of these criteria but still significantly
impacted – £2,000 (RV up to £15k), £3,000 (RV £15-£51k) or £4,500 (RV above £51k).

Businesses not registered for business rates outside of these criteria but still significantly
impacted – £500 (fixed monthly costs up to £500), £1,500 (fixed monthly costs of £501 –
£1,000) or £2,000 (fixed monthly costs of £1,001 and over).

Please Complete the Online Application Form to Apply

Businesses required to close by Government and registered for business rates

Rateable value of exactly £15,000 and under – £2,096

Rateable value of £15,001 to £50,999 – £3,143

Rateable value of £51,000 and over – £4,714

If you have already applied for the LRSG (Closed) for January we’ll contact you. You don’t need to apply

If you didn’t apply for the LRSG (Closed) January 2021 and you think you’re eligible for either of the schemes from 16 February 2021, you’ll need to contact the Economic Development Team at edu@swale.gov.uk

Or complete the online eligibility checking tool.

Businesses not registered for business rates that are forced to close.

Businesses registered for business rates and not required to close by the government
but are significantly impacted by the restrictions.

Businesses not registered for business rate and not forced to close.

Businesses that pay rates and are not forced to close will receive:

Rateable value of exactly £15,000 and under – £2,096

Rateable value of £15,001 to £50,999 – £3,143

Rateable value of £51,000 and over – £4,714

If your business is not registered for business rates and you are forced to close, your grant will be
based on your regular monthly fixed costs and will receive:

Fixed monthly costs of exactly £500 and under – £1,000

Fixed monthly costs of £501 to £1,000 – £2,000

Fixed monthly costs of £1,001 and over £2,750

If your business is not registered for business rates, your grant will be based on your regular
monthly fixed costs

Fixed monthly costs of exactly £500 and under – £750

Fixed monthly costs of £501 to £1,000 – £1,500

Fixed monthly costs of £1,001 and over £2,000

If you applied for the ARG for January we’ll contact you. You don’t need to apply.

If you have not previously applied, use the online eligibility checking tool

Businesses required to close by Government and registered for business rates

The funding levels below are payable for the six-week period commencing 5 January to 15
February 2021.

Rateable value of exactly £15,000 and under – £2,001

Rateable value of £15,001 to £50,999 – £3,000

Rateable value of £51,000 and over – £4,500

Complete the online eligibility checker

If your business is registered for business rates, in the hospitality and leisure sector and is not forced to close but is significantly impacted, you are eligible for the Local Restrictions Support Grant (Open).

We are awaiting further information, and will update in due course.

Complete the online eligibility checker

Businesses who do not pay business rates that have been mandated to close

Businesses who do not pay business rates, not mandated to close but have experienced significant impact from restrictions

Businesses who pay business rates and are not mandated to close

If your business is registered for business rates and is not required to close by the government
but is significantly impacted by the restrictions your grant will be based on a fixed rate amount in
line with the rateable value for your business premises. The funding levels below are payable for
the six-week period commencing 5 January to 15 February 2021.

The funding levels are:

Rateable value of exactly £15,000 and under – £2,001

Rateable value of £15,001 to £50,999 – £3,000

Rateable value of £51,000 and over – £4,500

If your business is not registered for business rates, your grant will be based on your regular
monthly fixed costs (excluding staff costs)

The funding levels below are payable for the six-week
period commencing 5 January to 15 February 2021.

The funding levels are:

Fixed monthly costs of exactly £500 and under – £750 (+ £250)

Fixed monthly costs of £501 to £1,000 – £1,500 (+ £500)

Fixed monthly costs of £1,001 and over £2,000 (+ £750)

In addition to the grant amount stated above, if your business is not registered for
business rates and is required to close by government, you will receive an additional one-off
closed business payment. The value of these is shown in brackets above.

Complete the online eligibility checker

Eligibility for the CBLP is the same as the LRSG (Closed) Addendum: 5 January onwards scheme. Businesses that are eligible are those that have been mandated to close by Government, Pay business rates and include non-essential retail, leisure, personal care, sports facilities and hospitality businesses.

These grants are based on the rateable value of the business:
£4,000 for businesses with a rateable value of £15,000 or under
£6,000 for businesses with a rateable value between £15,000 and £51,000
£9,000 for businesses with a rateable value of over £51,000

Complete the online eligibility checker

Your business may be eligible for up to £9,000 to help support your business if it has had to close.

This support is provided through the Top-up Grant Scheme.

You may be eligible if your business:

• is in the events, leisure and hospitality sector (or direct supply chain) with over 50% of its income from the those sectors
• has experienced at least a 30% reduction in turnover due to the COVID-19 outbreak
• didn’t qualify for the Local Restrictions Support Grant (Closed) between the 5 January, 2021 and the 31 March, 2021
• operated from a commercial premises or it operated from home and it’s registered for business rates

If your businesses is eligible for the Scheme and its rateable value on 5 January, 2021 was:

• £15,000 or less, you’ll receive £4,000
• between £15,001 to £50,999, you’ll receive £6,000
• over  £51,000, you’ll receive £9,000

Your business will receive up to £2,000 if it’s eligible but isn’t registered for business rates.

If you’re eligible for the Top Up Grant Scheme, we’ll contact you.

If you’re eligible, you’ll need to:

• declare whether you think your business is eligible for the Scheme and how it has been effected by the COVID-19 outbreak
• describe how your business works with or within the events, leisure or hospitality industry
• provide evidence of your commercial premises

To apply for the Scheme, you should first apply for the period commencing 5 January, 2021.

Businesses required to close by Government and registered for business rates

Complete the online eligibility checker

If your business is registered for business rates, in the hospitality and leisure sector and is not forced to close but is significantly impacted, you are eligible for the Local Restrictions Support Grant (Open).

Complete the online eligibility checker

We are awaiting further information, but, if the ratepayer has already completed a claim, they can make others via ‘Grant Approval’ (https://www.grantapproval.co.uk) and the system will ask if they want to prefill there new application with information already provided.

Required to close by Government and not registered for business rates

Complete the online eligibility checker

If your business is registered for business rates and you are forced to close, you are eligible for the Local Restrictions Support Grant (Closed). You will receive a fixed rate grant payment in line with the funding level appropriate for your premises rateable value.

The funding levels below are payable per 14-day period.
The rateable value will be taken from the rating list on the date of commencement of the Tier 3 restrictions – 2 December 2020. The funding levels are:
Rateable value of exactly £15,000 and under – £667
Rateable value of £15,001 to £50,999 – £1,000
Rateable value of £51,000 and over – £1,500

Complete the online eligibility checker

If your business is registered for business rates, in the hospitality and leisure sector and is not forced to close but is significantly impacted, you are eligible for the Local Restrictions Support Grant (Open). You will receive a fixed rate grant payment in line with the funding level appropriate for your premises rateable value.

If your business is not registered for business rates and you are forced to close, you are eligible for the Local Restrictions Support Grant (Open). You will receive a grant payment in line with 50% of your incurred fixed monthly costs up to a maximum of
£467.

The funding levels below are payable per 14-day period. The rateable value will be taken from the rating list on the date of commencement of the Tier 3 restrictions – 2 December 2020.

The funding levels are:
Rateable value of exactly £15,000 and under – £467
Rateable value of £15,001 to £50,999 – £700
Rateable value of £51,000 and over – £1,050

Complete the online eligibility checker

If your business is registered for business rates, not in the hospitality and leisure sector and is not forced to close but is significantly impacted, you are eligible for the Additional Restrictions Grant. You will receive a grant payment in line with your 50% of your incurred fixed monthly costs up to a maximum of the funding level appropriate for your premises rateable value.

If your business is not registered for business rates and is not forced to close but is significantly impacted, you are eligible for the Additional Restrictions Grant. You will receive a grant in line with 50% of your incurred fixed monthly costs up to a maximum of £467.

The funding levels below are payable per 14-day period. The rateable value will be taken from the rating list on the date of commencement of the Tier 3 restrictions – 2 December 2020.

The funding levels are:
Rateable value of exactly £15,000 and under – £467
Rateable value of £15,001 to £50,999 – £700
Rateable value of £51,000 and over – £1,050

Complete the online eligibility checker

Businesses required to close by Government and registered for business rates.

If your businesses was ordered to close, you are eligible for a grant providing you were open and providing in-person services from your business premises before 5 November 2020.

The funding levels below are payable per 14-day period.
The rateable value will be taken from the rating list on the date of commencement of the Tier 3 restrictions – 2 December 2020.

The funding levels are:
Rateable value of exactly £15,000 and under – £667
Rateable value of £15,001 to £50,999 – £1,000
Rateable value of £51,000 and over – £1,500

Complete the online eligibility checker

Complete the online eligibility checker

If you haven’t applied for an Additional Restrictions Grant (ARG) for November already, email edu@swale.gov.uk.

The Restart Grant scheme is designed to support non-essential retail, hospitality, accommodation, leisure, personal care and gym businesses that are pre-dominantly reliant on delivering in-person services for the general public and support will take the form of one-off grants.

The following thresholds apply for non-essential retail:

• Properties with a rateable value of £15,000 or under are eligible for £2,667
• Properties with a rateable value between £15,001 and £50,999 are eligible for £4,000
• Properties with a rateable value of £51,000 and above are eligible for £6,000

The following thresholds apply for hospitality, accommodation, leisure, personal care and gym business premises:

• Properties with a rateable value of £15,000 or under are eligible for £8,000
• Properties with a rateable value between £15,001 and £50,999 are eligible for £12,000
• Properties with a rateable value of £51,000 and above are eligible for £18,000

Please Complete the Online Application Form to Apply

The government require us to record the following information for all grants issued:

• Name of business
• Business Trading address including postcode
• Unique identifier – ONE of the following
  • Company Reference Number
  • VAT Registration Number
  • Self- Assessment/Partnership Number
  • National Insurance Number
  • Unique Taxpayer Reference
  • Registered Charity Number
• High level SIC Code (common codes are at the bottom of this page or a full list and search can be found on Companies House)
• Nature of Business
• Date business established
• Number of employees
• Business rate account number
• Cumulative total of previous funding received under all COVID-19 business grants schemes

As we didn’t collect all of this information as part of previous Covid-19 grant application forms, we are going to have to ask you to complete a new form to claim this grant. We appreciate this is not ideal and that we do have some of this information already, but the new Government reporting requirements mean we have to collect additional information for all Restart Grant applicants.

We have tried to keep the application process as simple as possible for you. You can get ready to apply by gathering together all of the information listed above.

Discretionary funding targeted at businesses that fit the following criteria:

• Has not received an ARG
• Is not eligible for a Restart Grant
• Is in any of the following categories of hospitality, accommodation, leisure or personal care:
  • group travel and tour operators
  • other tourism businesses (including B&Bs and event industry suppliers)
  • wholesalers
  • English language schools
  • breweries
  • freelance and mobile businesses (including caterers, events, hair, beauty and wedding related businesses)
    wraparound care providers
  • other suppliers to the hospitality and leisure industries

No rateable value – £700

Rateable value below £15,000 – £700

Rateable value £15,000 to £51,000 – £1050

Rateable value over £51,000  – £1575

New Applicants Please Complete the Online Form to Apply

Many businesses have already received a previous ARG and they will have been contacted, as they will be eligible for this new grant. If you fit this category, please do not apply here – the email you received explains how you apply. The same value grant will be paid regardless of whether you are a business that has already received a grant, or a new applicant.

Businesses required to close by Government and registered for business rates

£2,096 for businesses with a rateable value of £15,000 or less

£3,143 for businesses with a rateable value between £15,000 and £51,000

£4,714 for businesses with a rateable value over £51,000

You do not need to reapply if you have received or applied for either of the National lockdown grants or a tier grant. We will be in contact with you to confirm payment or request more information.

If you have not previously applied for or received a national lockdown grant please complete the online application form.

Businesses required to close by Government and registered for business rates

These grants are payable monthly and are based on the rateable value of the business:

£2001 for businesses with a rateable value of £15,000 or under

£3000 for businesses with a rateable value between £15,000 and £51,000

£4500 for businesses with a rateable value of over £51,000.

If you haven’t already applied for or received a grant payment for the national lockdown period 5 November to 1 December 2020 or the tier periods, please complete an application form to apply for a grant for the national lockdowns and tier restriction periods (if applicable for your business).

You do not need to apply if you have received or applied for either of the November lockdown grants or a tier grant. We will be in contact with you to confirm payment or request more information.

This grant is to assist businesses with their fixed costs and income loss for the period 5 November to 15 February 2021. It is not for loss of personal income covered by the Government’s Self Employment and Furlough schemes. The grant includes a one-off payment in accordance with guidelines

No rateable value – £8,712

Rateable value £1 to £15000 -£8,712

Rateable value £15,001 to £50,999 -£13,064

Rateable value £51,000 or above -£19,596

Please complete the application form and please make sure you submit all of the required evidence.   We will assess each application and the evidence received.

Rejected applicants can appeal by email to ARG@thanet.gov.uk within two weeks of receiving a decision notification. These will be considered by the council and the decision will be final. The applicant will be notified of the decision by email.

Eligibility for the CBLP is the same as the LRSG (Closed) Addendum: 5 January onwards scheme. Businesses that are eligible are those that have been mandated to close by Government and include non-essential retail, leisure, personal care, sports facilities and hospitality businesses.

These grants are based on the rateable value of the business:
£4,000 for businesses with a rateable value of £15,000 or under
£6,000 for businesses with a rateable value between £15,000 and £51,000
£9,000 for businesses with a rateable value of over £51,000

Businesses that were forced to close for at least 14 days because of the restrictions, or have been forced to remain closed since the beginning of the first national lockdown on 23 March 2020.

To qualify for this grant, the business must:
be in the Rating List and be responsible for the business rates for their propertyhave been forced to close for at least 14 days because of the restrictions.

The criteria for this grant have been set by the government and we have no discretion in the decision making process.

Tier 3 Restrictions Period:

£857.57 for businesses with a rateable value of £15,000 or under

£1285.71 for businesses with a rateable value between £15,001 and £50,999

£1928.57 for businesses with a rateable value of over £51,000

Tier Four Restrictions Period:

£762.29 for businesses with a rateable value of £15,000 or under

£1142.86 for businesses with a rateable value between £15,001 and £50,999

£1714.29 for businesses with a rateable value of over £51,000

If you haven’t already applied for or received a grant payment for the national lockdown period 5 November to 1 December 2020, please complete an application form to apply for a grant for the national lockdown and tier restriction periods (if applicable for your business).

You do not need to apply if you have received or applied for either of the November lockdown grants. We will be in contact with you to confirm payment or request more information.

If your business wasn’t forced to close during Tier 3 restrictions (2 December to 19 December 2020) but was significantly affected by the restrictions and is classed as a hospitality, hotel, bed & breakfast, tourism, leisure, event organisers or language school business, we may be able to make payment to you for the period during tier restrictions without the need for another application. We will email you to let you know if we are able to do this or whether we need you to complete another application.

For businesses with a rateable business premises and not forced to close during tier restrictions but severely impacted.

Support from 2 December 2020 to 19 December 2020 for businesses classed as hospitality, hotels, bed & breakfasts, tourism, leisure, event organisers or language schools that were able to remain open during the tier restrictions, but were severely impacted by the restrictions.

Businesses can get a grant for every 14-day period they were affected by the tier 3 restrictions:
£467 for businesses with a rateable value of £15,000 or under
£700 for businesses with a rateable value between £15,000 and £51,000
£1,050 for businesses with a rateable value of over £51,000.

This is a discretionary scheme we have designed to help those businesses during and after the second national lockdown that began on 5 November 2020 that either:
were forced to close any time from 5 November 2020, but don’t have a business rates liability because they are not separately rated (for example market traders or shared accommodation where the landlord pays the business rates), or they are in the Council Tax list (such as B&Bs)
have a business rates liability and were allowed to remain open, but were severely impacted by national lockdown or local tier restrictions because their main customers were forced to close (such as suppliers to the non-essential retail, hospitality and leisure industries).

Eligibility – refer to web page.

One grant is available for each qualifying property during each eligible period. If a business is responsible for multiple properties, they may qualify for more than one grant for each eligible period.

Payments will be based on the values payable under the Local Restrictions Support Grant (closed) addendum scheme (for periods of national lockdown or Tier 4 restrictions) and the Local Restrictions Support Grant (closed) scheme (for periods of Tier 3 restrictions)
The amounts payable under these schemes are based on the rateable value of the property in the Rating List.

If a property doesn’t have a rateable value, the maximum grant awarded will be £1,334. The amount of the grant in these cases will be worked out by looking at the rent paid, the size of the business and the estimated impact of the lockdown on the business.

Businesses required to close by Government and registered for business rates.

Businesses with a rateable value of £1 – £15,000 will receive £1334

Businesses with a rateable value of £15,001 – £50,999 will receive £2000

Businesses with a rateable value of over £50,000 will receive £3000

Please Complete the Online Application Form

This is a discretionary scheme we have designed to help those businesses during and after the second national lockdown that began on 5 November 2020 that either:

were forced to close any time from 5 November 2020, but don’t have a business rates liability because they are not separately rated (for example market traders or shared accommodation where the landlord pays the business rates), or they are in the Council Tax list (such as B&Bs)
have a business rates liability and were allowed to remain open, but were severely impacted by national lockdown or local tier restrictions because their main customers were forced to close (such as suppliers to the non-essential retail, hospitality and leisure industries).

One grant is available for each qualifying property during each eligible period. If a business is responsible for multiple properties, they may qualify for more than one grant for each eligible period.

Payments will be based on the values payable under the Local Restrictions Support Grant (closed) addendum scheme (for periods of national lockdown or Tier 4 restrictions) and the Local Restrictions Support Grant (closed) scheme (for periods of Tier 3 restrictions)

The amounts payable under these schemes are based on the rateable value of the property in the Rating List.

If a property doesn’t have a rateable value, the maximum grant awarded will be £1,334. The amount of the grant in these cases will be worked out by looking at the rent paid, the size of the business and the estimated impact of the lockdown on the business.

The Mandatory Restart Grants are aimed at supporting businesses with a business rates account that fit into one of the following two categories:

Non-Essential Retail Businesses

Hospitality, Accommodation, Leisure, Personal Care and Gym Businesses

The level of funding on offer for non-essential retail businesses with a business rates account is:

£6,000 for businesses with a rateable value of exactly £51,000 or over on 01 April 2021

£4,000 for businesses with a rateable value over £15,000 and less than £51,000 on 01 April 2021

£2,667 for businesses with a rateable value of exactly £15,000 or under on 01 April 2021.

The level of funding on offer for hospitality, accommodation, leisure, personal care and gym businesses with a business rates account is:

£18,000 for businesses with a rateable value of exactly £51,000 or over on 01 April 2021

£12,000 for businesses with a rateable value over £15,000 and less than £51,000 on 01 April 2021

£8,000 for businesses with a rateable value of exactly £15,000 or under on 01 April 2021.

Please Complete the Online Application Form to Apply

For any queries about this scheme, please contact inspectors@tmbc.gov.uk

The ARG (Discretionary) Restart Grant scheme is aimed at supporting businesses that are ineligible for the Mandatory Restart Grants, and yet have been impacted by coronavirus restrictions.

The priorities for this fund are:

• Hospitality and Leisure Businesses (in a commercial premises but without a Rateable Value)
• Non-Essential Retail Businesses (in a commercial premises but without a Rateable Value)
• Suppliers to the Hospitality, Retail or Leisure Sectors; and
• Businesses in the Green Economy (in support of our Climate Change Strategy)

However, this list is not exhaustive and businesses outside of this list are invited to apply.

Indicative funding levels are set out in the policy, but the following is an overview:

• Hospitality and Leisure Businesses (in a commercial premises but without a Rateable Value) – £4,000 to £18,000
• Non-Essential Retail Businesses (in a commercial premises but without a Rateable Value); Suppliers to the Hospitality, Retail or Leisure Sectors; Businesses in the Green Economy – £2,667 to £6,000
• Home-based businesses, taxi drivers (with a TMBC licence), market traders and mobile businesses – £1,000 (up to £1,500 in exceptional circumstances)
• Other businesses in Non-Priority sectors – £1,500 to £5,000

As we have a limited pot of funding of £850,000 and demand is likely to be high, we cannot guarantee that all eligible applicants will receive funding support. Please note also that the funding levels set out in the policy are indicative only and are liable to change.

Please Complete the Online Application Form to Apply

Please note, applicants will be required to provide a range of information (including information about previous grants received) and upload 3 months bank statements and evidence of employee numbers (HMRC PAYE submission or payroll summary).

It is currently envisaged that payments will be made once the deadline has passed.

Businesses required to close by Government and that are registered for business rates

£4,714 per 44-day qualifying restriction period for businesses with a rateable value of £51,000 and over.

£3,143 per 44-day qualifying restriction period for businesses with a rateable value of £15,001 to £50,999.

£2,096 per 44-day qualifying restriction period for businesses with a rateable value of exactly £15,000 or under.

Businesses that have already applied for the LRSG (Closed) Scheme will receive automatic payments so there is no need to contact us. We will notify you as soon as the Government funding has been received.

If you haven’t applied previously please complete the online application form.

Businesses required to close by Government and that are registered for business rates

£4,500 per 42-day qualifying restriction period for businesses with a rateable value of £51,000 and over.

£3,000 per 42-day qualifying restriction period for businesses with a rateable value of £15,001 to £50,999.

£2,001 per 42-day qualifying restriction period for businesses with a rateable value of exactly £15,000 or under.

Businesses that have already applied for the LRSG (Closed) Scheme will receive automatic payments.

If you haven’t applied previously please read the policy and fill in the LRSG (Closed) Addendum application form.

Any queries regarding this scheme should be sent to inspectors@tmbc.gov.uk

This is a discretionary scheme that is aimed only at supporting businesses that are unable to access the LRSG (Closed)  and the Closed Business Lockdown Payment Scheme (CBLP) during the current lockdown period but have been adversely impacted by the lockdown and have fixed costs to meet.

We are unable to top-up funding for recipients of the LRSG5JAN or the CBLP Schemes through this discretionary fund.

For businesses with a business rates account that are eligible for this scheme, the grant levels will aim to mirror the amounts offered via the closed business lockdown payment and LRSG (Closed) Scheme

£6001 (£4000 one off bonus plus £2001 lump sum) for businesses with a rateable value of £1 to £15,000

£9000 (£6000 one off bonus plus £3000 lump sum) for businesses with a rateable value of £15,001 to £50,999

£13,500 (£9000 one off bonus plus £4500 lump sum) for businesses with a rateable value of £51,000 and over

For businesses without a business rates account that are eligible for this scheme, the following is an indicative breakdown of likely awards:

£13,500 for larger local businesses with high fixed costs (Over 20 employees)

£9000 for small businesses with high fixed costs (5-20 employees)

£6001 for micro businesses with high fixed costs (0-4 employees)

£2000 for homebased businesses

The maximum grant available through this fund is £13,500, and further details on funding amounts are provided in the policy

Please read the policy and then fill in the Discretionary Lockdown Grant Form making sure you tick the required option

Eligibility for the CBLP is the same as the LRSG (Closed) Addendum: 5 January onwards scheme. Businesses that are eligible are those that have been mandated to close by Government and include non-essential retail, leisure, personal care, sports facilities and hospitality businesses.

These grants are based on the rateable value of the business:
£4,000 for businesses with a rateable value of £15,000 or under
£6,000 for businesses with a rateable value between £15,000 and £51,000
£9,000 for businesses with a rateable value of over £51,000

Businesses that have already applied for the LRSG (Closed) Scheme will receive automatic payments.

However, if you haven’t applied previously, please read the policy and fill in the LRSG (Closed) Addendum application form.

Any queries regarding this scheme should be sent to inspectors@tmbc.gov.uk

In recognition of the additional costs faced by the hospitality and leisure sector, the Borough Council has established a Hospitality and Leisure Supplement (HLS) using Additional Restrictions Grant funding. This scheme is aimed only at supporting the following businesses that have been severely adversely affected by the January 2021 national lockdown

Restaurants, Cafes and Canteens

Pubs, Bars and Social Clubs

Sports and Leisure Facilities

Hotels and B&Bs and Entertainment venues

For businesses with a business rates account that are eligible for this scheme, the grant levels will be:

£2000 for businesses with a rateable value of £1 – £15,000

£3000 for businesses with a rateable value of £15,001 to £50,999

£4500 for businesses with a rateable of £51,000 and over

For businesses without a business rates accoun the following is an indicative breakdown:

£2000 for micro businesses with high fixed costs (0-4 employees)

£3000 for small businesses with high fixed costs (5-20 employees)

£4500 for larger local businesses with high fixed costs (over 20 employees)

The maximum grant available through this supplement is £4,500 and further details are provided in the policy

To apply, please read the policy and then fill in the Discretionary Lockdown Grant Form making sure you tick the required option on the form. Please note, if eligible you can apply to both the ARG and the HLS grant using the same application form.

Any questions about this scheme should be directed to economic.regeneration@tmbc.gov.uk

For businesses required to close by government and registered for business rates.

• For properties with a rateable value of £15,000 or under, grants will be £667 per 14 day qualifying restriction period.
• For properties with a rateable value over £15,000 and less than £51,000, grants will be £1,000 per 14 day qualifying restriction period.
• For properties with a rateable value of £51,000 or over, grants will be £1,500 per 14 day qualifying restriction period.

Grants will be paid automatically to any business that has previously applied for a Local Restrictions Support Grant for the period between 05 November and 02 December 2020.

If you have not applied yet, please do so quickly as you may lose out! Please complete the online application form to submit your details

Any questions about this scheme should be redirected to inspectors@tmbc.gov.uk.

Further discretionary schemes to support our local businesses will be available during 2021.

Any questions about discretionary grant schemes should be directed to economic.regeneration@tmbc.gov.uk

For businesses required to close by government and registered for business rates.

• For properties with a rateable value of £15,000 or under, grants will be £667 per 14 day qualifying restriction period.
• For properties with a rateable value over £15,000 and less than £51,000, grants will be £1,000 per 14 day qualifying restriction period.
• For properties with a rateable value of £51,000 or over, grants will be £1,500 per 14 day qualifying restriction period.

Grants will be paid automatically to any business that has previously applied for a Local Restrictions Support Grant for the period between 05 November and 02 December 2020.

If you have not applied yet, please do so quickly as you may lose out! Please complete the online application form to submit your details

Any questions about this scheme should be redirected to inspectors@tmbc.gov.uk.

– businesses with a business rateable premises and not required to close, but have have nonetheless been severely impacted by the restrictions. Businesses in hospitality and leisure sector are priorities for this fund.
– businesses without a business rates account.

The level of award will be dependent on the size of the business, the level of fixed costs and the extent to which the business has been impacted, with home-based businesses eligible for £250 per 14 day qualifying period.

Businesses wishing to apply to this scheme should read the Council’s policy first, and then if eligible, email economic.regeneration@tmbc.gov.uk to request an application form.

Businesses required to close by Government and registered for business rates.

• For properties with a rateable value of £15,000 or under, grants will be £1,334 per 28 day qualifying restriction period
• For properties with a rateable value over £15,000 and less than £51,000, grants will be £2,000 per 28 day qualifying restriction period
• For properties with a rateable value of £51,000 and over, grants will be £3,000 per 28 day qualifying restriction period.

Businesses wishing to apply should read the Council’s Policy first and then, if eligible, fill in the application form

Discretionary funding for the council to determine how they use to support local businesses.

The Additional Restrictions Grant (Discretionary) Scheme (ARG) closed to applications on 16 December 2020. During this round, approximately £450,000 was distributed to over 300 local businesses.

Further discretionary schemes to support our local businesses will be available during 2021. Any questions about discretionary grant schemes should be directed to economic.regeneration@tmbc.gov.uk

The Restart Grant scheme is designed to support non-essential retail, hospitality, accommodation, leisure, personal care and gym businesses that are pre-dominantly reliant on delivering in-person services for the general public and support will take the form of one-off grants.

• The property from which the service is provided must be shown in the local rating list
• The business must have been trading on 1 April 2021
• The business must not have already received grant payments that equal the maximum permitted subsidy allowances
• Businesses must not be in administration, insolvent or have a striking-off notice made on Companies House

The following thresholds apply for non-essential retail:

• Properties with a rateable value of £15,000 or under are eligible for £2,667
• Properties with a rateable value between £15,001 and £50,999 are eligible for £4,000
• Properties with a rateable value of £51,000 and above are eligible for £6,000

The following thresholds apply for hospitality, accommodation, leisure, personal care and gym business premises:

• Properties with a rateable value of £15,000 or under are eligible for £8,000
• Properties with a rateable value between £15,001 and £50,999 are eligible for £12,000
• Properties with a rateable value of £51,000 and above are eligible for £18,000

Please Complete the Online Application Form to Apply

The Additional Restrictions Restart Grants are one off payments, intended to help businesses as they reopen over the next few months.

Available to businesses that do not have a business rates account and are required to close or businesses that have been significantly impacted by the restrictions and are rated but do not fit the criteria for the LRSG or Restart grant schemes

This discretionary funding is available to businesses based out of a commercial property and to home based business providing ‘in person’ services in the following areas:

Commercial Property:

• Non-essential Retail
  (businesses that are open to the public and are used mainly or wholly for the purposes of non-essential retail sale or hire of goods or services)
• Hospitality
  (businesses whose main function is to provide a venue for the consumption and sale of food and beverages)
• Event organisers
  (organisers of commercial or private events, tourism and experiences. This does not include businesses who are in the supply chain to Events – except Food and Beverage businesses – mentioned below).
• Leisure providers
  (includes Gym and Sport businesses- where physical exercise or training is on an individual or group basis)
• Personal Care services
  (businesses who provide a service, treatment or activity for the purposes of personal beauty, hair, grooming, body care, aesthetics and wellbeing. This includes those renting a chair/space in a commercial property)
• Food & Beverage supply chain to the Hospitality and Events industry
  (Wholesale suppliers of food and beverages to businesses forced to close in the Hospitality and Events industry)

Home Based:

• Non-essential Retail
  (home based businesses that are open to the public and are used mainly or wholly for the purposes of non-essential retail sale or hire of goods or services)
• Event organisers
  (home based organisers of commercial or private events, tourism and experiences. This does not include businesses who are in the supply chain to Events – except Food and Beverage businesses- mentioned below)
• Leisure providers
  (registered home-based leisure businesses that, when allowed to trade, cannot maintain strict social distancing e.g. sports and exercise classes)
• Personal Care services
  (registered home-based personal care businesses that, when allowed to trade, cannot maintain strict social distancing e.g. mobile hairdressers/ beauticians)
• Market traders
  (who have not been able to trade as the market has been closed or selling non-essential retail. This is based on home address – the location of the market will not be taken into account)
• Food & Beverage supply chain to Hospitality and Events sector
  (Wholesale suppliers of food and beverages to businesses forced to close in the Hospitality and Events sectors)
• Holiday Lets of the entire property or part of the domestic property (e.g. Bed and Breakfast establishments), or, land which forms part of the domestic property (e.g. small campsites)

The value of the Additional Restrictions Restart Grant awarded to successful applicants will be based on the business sector as well as the size of the business.

Please Complete the Online Application Form to Apply

Businesses required to close by Government and registered for business rates

Following the previous instalment of the LRSG (Closed) mentioned above, a further instalment of this grant is available for the period 16 February – 31 March 2021- a 44 day period. Businesses required to close in England will be eligible for the following:

£2,096 per 44 days, for properties with a rateable value of £15,000 or under

£3,143 per 44 days, for properties with a rateable value of between £15,001 and £51,000

£4,714 per 44 days, for properties with a rateable value of £51,000 or over.

Businesses will be contacted via the email address that was previously provided to us for the above instalments of the LRSG Closed.

Please note- the final application date for this is 31 May 2021.

Businesses already in receipt of the LRSG will be contacted via the email address that was previously provided to us for the previous instalments of the LRSG Closed.

If you have not previously applied please complete the online application form

Businesses required to close by Government and registered for business rates

As a result of the national lockdown imposed from 5 January, the LRSG Closed will be paid for six weeks from this date.

• £2,001 per 42 days for properties with a rateable value of £15,000 or under
• £3,000 per 42 days for properties with a rateable value of between £15,001 – £51,000
• £4,500 per 42 days, for properties with a rateable value of £51,001 or over

Businesses will be contacted via the email address that was previously provided to us for the previous instalments of the LRSG Closed.

Businesses that have not already applied for the LRSG for the period of the second national lockdown (5th Nov – 1st Dec) will need to complete an application form to be assessed for that period and all subsequent grants

Eligibility for the CBLP is the same as the LRSG (Closed) Addendum: 5 January onwards scheme. Businesses that are eligible are those that have been mandated to close by Government and include non-essential retail, leisure, personal care, sports facilities and hospitality businesses.

These grants are based on the rateable value of the business:
£4,000 for businesses with a rateable value of £15,000 or under
£6,000 for businesses with a rateable value between £15,000 and £51,000
£9,000 for businesses with a rateable value of over £51,000

Eligible businesses previously in receipt of the LRSG (Closed) have been directly contacted via email.

New applicants will need to complete the online form.

This grant scheme covers the period from 5th January to the 15th of February and supports businesses in any sector, whether they have had to close as a result of the restrictions or have been able to remain open or partially open (except those previously in receipt of the ARG Round 2 or the LRSG Closed)

businesses in either rated premises, or, non-rated premises (or those not liable for rate payments). This includes those in shared spaces, home based businesses, B&Bs,  holiday lets, market traders.

Businesses will not be eligible for ARG 3 if:

• they have received grant funding through the ARG Round 2 schemes (including the ARG Hospitality top up) as the funding awarded under ARG 2 covers the period from 2 December 2020 – 15 February 2021.
• they have been in receipt of grants through the Local Restrictions Support Grant (Closed) scheme.

The amount awarded to businesses will vary according to the rateable value of the premise occupied.

Please complete the online application form

Businesses that applied under ARG Round 2 but were not awarded funding are not required to resubmit evidence of fixed costs, as we already hold this information.

Businesses will not be eligible for ARG 3 if:

• they have received grant funding through the ARG Round 2 schemes (including the ARG Hospitality top up) as the funding awarded under ARG 2 covers the period from 2 December 2020 – 15 February 2021.
• they have been in receipt of grants through the Local Restrictions Support Grant (Closed) scheme.

This payment will be in addition to, not instead of, the Local Restrictions Support Grant (Closed).

The ARG Top Up payment will be available to indoor and outdoor leisure businesses, that are business rates payers, have been mandated to close and have been unable to operate the substantive part of their business.

The Council is including the following business sectors in the category of indoor and outdoor leisure

• Equestrian Activities (riding schools, stables etc).
• Golf Courses
• Curling Rinks
• Bowling Alleys
• Fishing Lakes/Lodges
• Paintball/Rifle Clubs
• Climbing/ Tree Top Activities

The amount awarded to businesses will vary according to the rateable value of the premise occupied.

If you have already been in receipt of funding under the LRSG (Closed), no further evidence will be required from you.  Businesses will be asked to confirm that they were trading in the borough on 5 January 2021 and still occupy their premise.

Please Complete the online application form

This grant is available to individuals who hold a valid and current Hackney Carriage / Private Hire licence issued by Tunbridge Wells Borough Council.

• If your taxi driver licence is suspended you will not be eligible.
• If you are a taxi business and have a registered business rates number, you are not eligible for the Hackney Carriage and Private Hire (Licensed Drivers) Grant. Please see if you are eligible to apply under ARG Round 3.
• You can only receive either the ARG Round 3 grant or the Hackney Carriage and Private Hire (Licensed Drivers) Grant, not both.
• Drivers who apply for the ARG Round 3, but are not successful, will automatically be considered for the Hackney Carriage and Private Hire (Licensed Drivers) Grant. Please do not apply for both schemes.
• If you are a taxi driver who lives in Tunbridge Wells, but you are not licenced in Tunbridge Wells borough, you are unfortunately not able to apply for the Hackney Carriage and Private Hire (Licenced Drivers) ARG scheme. You can however apply under the Additional Restrictions Grant Round 3, providing you meet the eligibility criteria and can show proof that you are trading in the borough of Tunbridge Wells.
• If you have received a grant under ARG Round 1 or Round 2, you are not eligible to apply for this.

The grant to be awarded is a one off lump sum payment of £1,000.

Licenced drivers registered with Tunbridge Wells Borough Council will be directly contacted by the Licensing team via email inviting them to apply. If you believe that you are eligible for the Hackney Carriage and Private Hire (Licenced Drivers) ARG scheme, but have not received an email, please contact businesscovid19@tunbridgewells.gov.uk to discuss your eligibility for the scheme.

This payment will be in addition to, not instead of, the Local Restrictions Support Grant (Closed).

This ARG top up payment will be available to Gyms and Exercise studios, who are business rates payers, that have been mandated to close and have not been able to operate the substantive part of their business.

The Council is including the following business sectors in the category of ‘Gyms and Exercise Studios’:

• Gyms
• Pilates and Yoga Studios
• Spin Studios
• Dance Schools and Studios
• Health and Fitness Clubs
• Martial Arts and Self Defence Clubs

The amount awarded to businesses will vary according to the rateable value of the premise occupied.

If you have already been in receipt of funding under the LRSG (Closed), no further evidence will be required from you.  Businesses will be asked to confirm that they were trading in the borough on 5 January 2021 and still occupy their premise

Please Complete the Online Application Form

This payment can be applied for in addition to applications for the ARG Round 3.

This payment will be available to children’s nurseries, pre-schools and registered after school clubs. The applicant must be the business rate payer and childcare must be the substantive part of their business.

Businesses will be asked to provide proof of:

• A business bank statement dated within the last 3 months
• Confirmation that the business was trading in the borough on 5 January 2021
• Confirmation that the business continues to occupy their premise

The amount awarded to businesses will vary according to the rateable value of the premise occupied.

Please Complete the Online Application Form

This payment will be available to flexible co-working office space providers in Tunbridge Wells Borough. The applicant must be the business rate payer and this must be the substantive part of the business.

This payment can be applied for in addition to applications to ARG 3.

The amount awarded to businesses will vary according to the rateable value of the premise occupied.

Please Complete the Online Application Form to Apply

As of 20 December 2020, Tunbridge Wells was placed into Tier 4 of local restrictions. Further Local Restriction Support Grants (LRSG) have been announced, which will be available on a 14-day basis for businesses that have been directly required to close because of government restrictions.

Businesses that have already applied for the LRSG Closed for the period 5 November to 1 December (the period of national restrictions) will receive direct communication from the council inviting them to apply for the Tier 4 grant.

Businesses will not be able to apply for the Tier 4 grant before having applied for the national LRSG Closed  You will be contacted via the email address that you provided on the original LRSG Closed application.

Businesses in any sector (except Hospitality businesses which are covered by the ARG Hospitality One-Off payment above)
Businesses that have had to close as a result of restrictions or have been able to remain open or partially open
Businesses in either rated premises, or, non-rated premises (or those not liable for rate payments). This includes those in shared spaces, home based businesses, B&Bs, holiday lets and market traders

Businesses must be able to provide clear evidence of:
A significant reduction in income of at least 30%, caused by the Covid restrictions for the period between Wednesday 2 December 2020 to Monday 4 January 2021
Evidence of their fixed business costs (excluding staffing) being in excess of their income
The business trading in the borough on 2 December 2020.

The deadline for applications is 5pm on Friday 5 February 2021.

The deadline for applications is 5pm on Friday 5 February 2021.

This payment will be in addition to, not instead of, the recently announced Closed Business Lockdown Payment scheme, for businesses in the Retail, Hospitality and Leisure sectors and the Local Restrictions Support Grant (Closed payments).

Eligibility for the Closed Business Lockdown Payment does not necessarily determine eligibility for this scheme.

This payment will be available to hospitality businesses, which are the business rates payer, that have been told to close and have not been able to operate the substantive part of their business. It is intended to support businesses from the 2 December 2020, which was the start of Tier 3 restrictions after the second lockdown, until the 4 January 2021.

The amount awarded to businesses will vary according to the rateable value of the premise occupied.

As part of the application process, businesses will need to confirm that they have suffered a loss of income as a result of local and national restrictions and that they have significant on-going fixed costs.

The Council has defined ‘hospitality’ to include the following business sectors:
pubs/bars
restaurants
cafes
hotels (which include a restaurant or bar on their premises)
entertainment venues (including businesses such as music venues, theatres, cinemas and escape rooms)

Please note: that this does not include businesses in the supply chain to the Hospitality sector. These businesses are however able to submit an application for ARG funding under the ‘Round 2’

For businesses required to close by government and registered for business rates.

As Tunbridge Wells was placed in Tier 3 restrictions from 2 December, there are further Local Restriction Support Grants available, on a 14-day basis, for businesses that continued to remain closed during this period.

Businesses that have already applied for the LRSG Closed for the period 5 November to 1 December (under the national restrictions) will receive a direct communication from the council, inviting them to apply for the Tier 3 grant.

Please note that businesses will not be able to apply for the Tier 3 grant before having applied for the national LRSG Closed, so please complete the application form online – you are able to submit an application retrospectively for periods that have already passed

The deadline for applications is 5pm on Friday 5 February 2021.

This payment will be in addition to, not instead of, the recently announced Closed Business Lockdown Payment scheme, for businesses in the Retail, Hospitality and Leisure sectors and the Local Restrictions Support Grant (Closed payments).

Eligibility for the Closed Business Lockdown Payment does not necessarily determine eligibility for this scheme.

This payment will be available to hospitality businesses, which are the business rates payer, that have been told to close and have not been able to operate the substantive part of their business. It is intended to support businesses from the 2 December 2020, which was the start of Tier 3 restrictions after the second lockdown, until the 4 January 2021.

The amount awarded to businesses will vary according to the rateable value of the premise occupied.

As part of the application process, businesses will need to confirm that they have suffered a loss of income as a result of local and national restrictions and that they have significant on-going fixed costs.

The Council has defined ‘hospitality’ to include the following business sectors:
pubs/bars
restaurants
cafes
hotels (which include a restaurant or bar on their premises)
entertainment venues (including businesses such as music venues, theatres, cinemas and escape rooms)

Please note: that this does not include businesses in the supply chain to the Hospitality sector. These businesses are however able to submit an application for ARG funding under the ‘Round 2’

Discretionary funding for the council to determine how they use to support local businesses that do not pay business rates or businesses that have a rateable value, have not had to close but which have been severely impacted due to local Tier 2 or Tier 3 restrictions.

There will be future rounds of the Additional Restrictions Grant in 2021. Please continue to check our website and social media channels for further information and the eligibility criteria.

Businesses required to close by Government and registered for business rates.

£1,334 per 28 days, for properties with a rateable value of £15,000 or under

£2,000 per 28 days for properties with a rateable value of between £15,001 – £51,000

£3,000 per 28 days, for properties with a rateable value of £51,001 or over

Please Complete the Online Application Form to Apply

Discretionary funding for the council to determine how they use to support local businesses.

There will be future rounds of the Additional Restrictions Grant in 2021. Please continue to check our website and social media channels for further information and the eligibility criteria.