Local Authority Discretionary Grant Fund (Covid 19) Now Open

Eligible small businesses in Kirklees who have been impacted by Covid-19 can now apply on the Kirklees website for up to £10,000 to help with ongoing fixed property-related costs through the Local Authority Discretionary Grant Fund.

This new Government grant fund has been launched to help many of the small businesses who didn’t qualify for financial support under the other Government Covid-19 business grant schemes.

The new Local Authority Discretionary Grant Fund has been launched to help small businesses that have been impacted by Covid-19 but are not eligible for the other grant schemes and have ongoing fixed property-related costs. Grants will be awarded based on submitted evidence of actual property-related costs incurred by applicants, including rent, service charges, contribution to landlord rates and other specified property costs, as well as evidence of loss of income due to Covid-19.

The government has set out clear criteria on eligibility and the fund is therefore available to the following types of businesses in Kirklees:

Small businesses in shared offices or other flexible workspaces which do not have their own business rates assessment will receive up to 6 month’s actual/forecast property costs, capped at £10,000 per applicant.
Regular market traders with fixed property costs, that do not have their own business rates assessment will receive up to 6 months actual/forecast property costs, capped at £2,500 per applicant.
Bed and breakfasts which pay council tax instead of business rates will receive up to 6 months actual/forecast property costs, capped at £3,000 per applicant.
Charity properties in receipt of charitable business rates relief which would otherwise have been eligible for Small Business Rates Relief or Rural Rate Relief will receive up to 6 months actual/forecast property costs, capped at £10,000 per applicant.

For further details please follow the link below.

Deadline: 22 June 2020

For more information visit https://kirkleestogether.co.uk/2020/06/01/local-authority-discretionary-grant-fund-now-open-for-online-applications/