Grants for the retail, hospitality and leisure sectors
What is the benefit?
A grant (which does not have to be repaid):
- of up to £10,000 for eligible businesses wiich pay rates on properties up to a rateable value of £15,000
- of up to £25,000 for properties with a rateable value between £15,000 and £51,000
Eligibility
To be eligible:
- your business must be based in England
- your business is in the retail, hospitality and/or leisure sector
Properties that will benefit from the relief will be occupied and which are being used as follows:
- as shops, restaurants, cafes, drinking establishments, cinemas and live music venues
- for assembly and leisure
- for hospitality, as hotels, guest & boarding premises or self-catering accommodation
How to access the scheme
Take no action. Your local authority will write to you if your business is eliible for a grant
Grants for businesses that pay little or no business rates
What is the benefit?
- A grant of up to £10,000 (which does not have to be repaid)
Eligibility
- Your business needs to be in England
- It occupies property
- It receives small business rate relief OR rural rate relief as of 11 March
Rates relief for nursery businesses
What is the benefit?
- A rates holiday for the tax year 2020/21
- Your business must be based in England and occupy a property
- The property must be occupied by providers of Ofsted’s Early Years register
- Be mainly used for the provision of Early Years Foundation Stage