Cash grants for business

Originally published on Wed, 1^st April 2020

In our email update on the 18th March we updated you on the announcement that cash grants will be made available to over 700,000 small businesses that have business property within the Business Rates regime.

As a reminder, businesses currently eligible for Small Business Rate Relief will be able to access a £10,000 non-repayable cash grant. Businesses in the retail, hospitality and leisure sectors with rateable values of up to £51,000 will be able to access up to £25,000 in non-repayable cash grants.

At the time of our initial email it was not clear how these grants would be delivered.  Two weeks have now passed and we are starting to see the details emerge about how the grants are accessed, local authorities appear to be inconsistent in their approach. We set out these different approaches below, by Local Authority. Read on to learn more about how to access cash grants in your area.

Brighton & Hove Council

On their website they are providing an email address you can use if you think you may qualify for the grant, so that you can be kept up to date. If your business is located in this local authority please take a look at their website by clicking here for more information.

Hastings Borough Council

On their website they suggest they expect to receive the funding from Government on 1 April and that they will contact eligible businesses in due course. If your business is located in this local authority please take a look at their website by clicking here for more information.

Lewes & Eastbourne Councils

On their website they are providing the standard government information about the grants but add that they hope to contact all eligible businesses within the next couple of weeks. If your business is located in this local authority please take a look at their website by clicking here for more information.

Mid Sussex District Council

On their website they are providing the standard government information about the grants which maintains that they will contact eligible businesses. If your business is located in this local authority please take a look at their website by clicking here for more information.

Rother District Council

On their website they are providing an online application form to complete if you think you may qualify for the grant. If your business is located in this local authority please take a look at their website by clicking here for more information.

Wealden District Council

On their website they are providing an online application form to complete if you think you may qualify for the grant. If your business is located in this local authority please take a look at their website by clicking here for more information.

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As ever we hope to provide the most up to date and helpful advice to you during this difficult time and the information contained in this email is correct to the best of our knowledge at the time of sending.

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