Covid 19 – Business Support Grant Schemes

Applies to businesses that are still required to be closed under Tier 2 restrictions.

Eligibility

Businesses running a public house, bar or other business involving the sale of alcohol for consumption on the premises.

Businesses that have chosen to close are not entitled to receive this grant

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Local Restrictions Support Grant (Closed) Addendum grant - Businesses Mandated to close (5 November to 2 December) & (5 January to 31 March)

Local Restrictions Support Grant (Closed) Addendum grant - Tier 4 - Businesses Mandated to close (26 December to 4 January)

Applies to Retail, Hospitality and Leisure businesses mandated to close during the Tier 4 restrictions. 

Eligibility

Business occupying property for which it receives a business rate bill, even if you don’t have to make any payment. 

and

have been mandated to close by Government or have been unable to provide its usual in-person customer service from its premises.

This could include non-essential retail, personal services or cafes/restaurants that operate primarily as an in-person venue, but which have been forced to close those services and some businesses may receive more than one grant where they have more than one eligible property.

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Businesses that were severely impacted by the Tier 2 restrictions.

This is discretionary policy for Test Valley funded by Central Government. TVBC’s scheme mirrors guidance provided by Central Government to target support at the Hospitality, Hotel, Bed & Breakfast, Market Traders, & Leisure Sectors. 

In addition applications can be made by the Events Industry and the supply chains to the affected sectors.

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The scheme will run for the duration of any national lockdown including Tier 4.

Businesses are still able to apply, TVBC’s Additional Restrictions Grant scheme will provide support to the following businesses:-

Businesses in the Retail, Hospitality, Leisure, Events and Early Years Learning sectors including supply chain that have not been forced to close but whose turnover has been materially affected by the closure of their direct customer base

Businesses that are not subject to business rates but have been forced to close. Including businesses such as Market Traders, Bed and Breakfast (Must be registered with Test Valley BC) and the Personal Services Sector.

For businesses with a business rate account, support under this scheme will mirror The Local Restrictions Support Grant (Closed) scheme.

In exceptional circumstances, grants may be awarded where a business may have missed out under a previous grant scheme through no fault of their own. Any award would mirror the previous scheme eligibility.

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Applies to Wet Led Pubs. Pub must be mainly beer sales led proof will be required of the split between wet & dry sales prior to Lockdown in March.

The grant won’t apply to Sports/members clubs.

The grant can apply to open and closed pubs, the Wet/Dry Split defines eligibility

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Businesses forced to closed, Night clubs, discotheques and music venues which have not repurposed themselves. They must not have re-open since the 23rd March

Eligible businesses are:

Nightclubs, dance halls, discotheques, sexual entertainment venues and hostess bars

If you believe you are eligible for relief under this scheme please contact us.

*Grants will also be paid under the Local Restrictions Support Grant (Closed) Scheme - Businesses Mandated to close for all other periods

This scheme will provide one-off support to the following businesses in addition to the Local Restrictions Support Grant (Closed) Scheme Businesses Mandated to close 

Businesses in the Retail, Hospitality and Leisure sectors that have been forced to close. 

Eligibility to this scheme will be automatically assessed upon completion of the Local restrictions Support Grant (Closed) Application

Businesses that are not subject to business rates will not be eligible under this scheme. Awards will be made under the Additional Restrictions Grants.

This is a Discretionary policy

This policy scheme will provide one-off support to the following businesses in addition to the Additional Restrictions Grant:-

Businesses in the Retail, Hospitality, Leisure, Events and Early Years Learning sectors including supply chain that have not been forced to close but whose turnover has been materially affected by the closure of their direct customer base

Eligibility to this scheme will be automatically assessed upon completion of the Additional Restrictions Application

Businesses that are not subject to business rates will not be eligible under this scheme. Awards will be made under the Additional Restrictions Grants.