Help and advice for businesses

Grants for your business:

• National lockdown grant from 5 January and Tier 4 grant funding 31 December to 4 January (including: closed lockdown payment - one off top-up grant)
• Local restrictions discretionary support grants (December 2020)
• Local restrictions support grant (LRSG-closed) (Tier 3 restrictions payments)
• Christmas support payment for ‘wet-led’ pubs (closes 31 January 2021)
• Local restrictions support grant (for businesses that are required to temporarily close under national restrictions 5 November to 2 December)

Grant schemes which have now closed:

• Additional restrictions grant (discretionary) (ARG) - scheme closed 20 January 2021
• Small business grant and retail, hospitality and leisure grants - scheme ended 28 August 2020
• Small business discretionary grant  - deadline now passed

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• Add your retail or food business

Test & Trace

• Prepare your business for the Covid-19 app (GOV.UK)
• Customer logging toolkit (phe.gov.uk) - a toolkit for businesses that collects customer details for Test & Trace

Identify and contain a potential COVID-19 outbreak

• Action cards to support your business - provided by Public Health England and the NHS Test & Trace Service

Support for your business

• Coronavirus - Information to help support your business
• Advice and support for tourism businesses
• Coronavirus resources posters (phe.gov.uk)

Food businesses - guidance and advice

• Apply for a pavement licence (outdoor seating)
• Guidance for food businesses (GOV.UK)
• Alcohol and entertainment licences - Permission for pubs and restaurants to operate as takeaways
• Whether registered or not, all food produced, stored or distributed outside of a family setting must be done so in accordance with food hygiene legislation and be safe to eat. Further advice and guidance on food hygiene:
  • Food hygiene for your business (food.gov.uk)
  • Food delivery and takeaway guidance (PDF) (cieh.org)

Information and advice

• Licences, registrations and permits - changes to the service
• Coronavirus - Health Protection Regulations - information for businesses - new regulations to ensure that all premises close or remain closed until otherwise directed by the Secretary of State
• Regaining possession of a privately rented property - Changes to the eviction process of tenants
• Guidance for the construction sector (adeptnet.org.uk) - National guidance for the construction sector

Last updated: ‎21‎/‎01‎/‎2021‎ ‎17‎:‎30‎