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Coronavirus information for businesses
January 11 - Update
- businesses must have been trading as of 30 December 2021
- businesses must be rated for business rates
- businesses must not be in liquidation, dissolved, struck off or subject to a striking-off notice or under notice
- business premises must be occupied as of 30 December 2021, void premises are not eligible for the grants
- grants will be paid to the rate payer as of 30 December 2021
- the primary principle of the Omicron Hospitality and Leisure Grant scheme is to support businesses that offer in-person services, where the main service and activity takes place in a fixed rate-paying premises, in the hospitality, leisure and accommodation sectors.
- businesses must not have hit the maximum grants subsidy allowances.
- full details of the scheme can be found on gov.uk.
Additional Restrictions Grant
Under the Additional Restrictions Grant, the council received a one off lump sum payment amounting to £20 per head of population as national restrictions were imposed on 5 November.
The Council was required to write a policy to allocate those funds during the period from 5 November 2020 to 31 March 2022. Local authorities can use this funding for any business support activities. The government envisage this will primarily take the form of discretionary grants, but the council may also use this funding for wider business support activities; on its own or with other partner organisations, such as other Local Authorities and Local Enterprise Partnerships.
Further details on the Additional Restriction Grant schemes can be found here: www.tamworth.gov.uk/additional-restrictions-grant
Please be aware that we are anticipating exceptionally high levels of service demand at the moment and we aim to provide you with an outcome of your application as soon as we can.
Staffordshire Means Back to Business Support Scheme
The government announced additional support for business in the spring Budget, including extending the Coronavirus Job Support Scheme (furlough) until September. Business can also sign up to receive essential support through a free 12-month membership package with the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB).
Now Staffordshire businesses and employees can get a further boost through the £5m Staffordshire Means Back to Business Support Scheme - an enhanced package of funding to help in the way that matters most.