Business grant

Liverpool113

 can anyone advise please, my partner applied for the grant from the council of £10000 for small businesses as he has been affected , he had an email to say it was refused but he doesn’t know why , he is eligible for it according to the government guidelines and friends of his have received it . 

Doozergirl

Has he asked the council?  These things are always going to be assessed on an individual basis, so the council should have an answer.  Is he responsible for the business rates for the building? 

Councils seem to also have a discretionary amount to give to other affected businesses, so it is worth asking. 

Hesel18

this from gov.uk website 02 May

The Business Secretary Alok Sharma and Minister for Regional Growth and Local Government, Simon Clarke spoke to local authorities in England yesterday to set out that up to £617 million would be made available.

This is an additional 5% uplift to the £12.33 billion funding previously announced for the Small Business Grants Fund (SBGF) and the Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Grants Fund (RHLGF), so up to £617 million. We will confirm the exact amount for each local authority next week.

This additional fund is aimed at small businesses with ongoing fixed property-related costs. We are asking local authorities to prioritise businesses in shared spaces, regular market traders, small charity properties that would meet the criteria for Small Business Rates Relief, and bed and breakfasts that pay council tax rather than business rates. But local authorities may choose to make payments to other businesses based on local economic need. The allocation of funding will be at the discretion of local authorities.

Businesses must be small, under 50 employees, and they must also be able to demonstrate that they have seen a significant drop of income due to Coronavirus restriction measures.

There will be three levels of grant payments. The maximum will be £25,000. There will also be grants of £10,000. local authorities will have discretion to make payments of any amount under £10,000. It will be for councils to adapt this approach to local circumstances.

Further guidance for local authorities will be set out shortly.