This grant will be available to businesses which are excluded from the other grant schemes. The grant intends to help businesses to pay their fixed costs considering the national lockdown from 5 November to 2 December 2020.

This grant is available to support:

  • businesses that were not legally required to close during the lockdown, but were severely impacted by restrictions
  • businesses that were required to close during the lockdown, but are not registered for business rates

Please note that these funds cannot be used to pay wages.

Completed applications must be submitted by 11.59pm on Thursday 7 January 2021.