Local Restrictions Support Grant Application Form

Government financial support for business

Following Covid-19 restrictions from 17 October 2020 onwards, the Government provided funding for grant payments to support businesses impacted by the restrictions.

There are a series of grants available, which vary according to changes in tiered restrictions. It is a single application process and grants will be paid based on your eligibility. The value of the grants is determined by the rateable value. You only need to complete a separate application if you are applying for the Christmas Support Payment for Wet Led Pubs or Additional Restrictions Grant.

Dates and Grants available

17 October to 4 November 2020 – Tier 2 Restrictions

Local Restriction Support Grant

The Government has made an announcement that Hospitality, Leisure, Bed and Breakfast and Hotel businesses that are severely affected by the socialising restrictions imposed under Tier 2 will be eligible to claim a grant. Payments are also available to Nightclubs and other venues unable to reopen after the first lockdown.

5 November 2020 to 2 December 2020 – National Lockdown

Local Restriction Support Grant

2 December to 29 December 2020 – Wet-led Pubs

Christmas Support Payment for Pubs (CSP)

On 1 December 2020, the Government announced the introduction of additional support over the festive period for wet-led pubs where turnover from food represents less than 50% of total turnover in areas under Tier 2 or 3 restrictions. It is a one off flat rate grant of £1,000 for all eligible businesses.

2 December to 15 December 2020 – Tier 2

Local Restriction Support Grant

The Government has made an announcement that Hospitality, Leisure, Bed and Breakfast and Hotel businesses that are severely affected by the socialising restrictions imposed under Tier 2 will be eligible to claim a grant. Payments are available to Nightclubs and other venues unable to reopen after the first lockdown.

The grant amounts are based on a 14-day period.

16 December 2020 to 19 December 2020 - Tier 3

Local Restriction Support Grant

The Government has made an announcement to support businesses that are legally required to close (e.g., restaurants and pubs) or are allowed to remain open but have been severely affected by the socialising restrictions

The grant amounts are based on a 14-day period so eligible businesses will receive a reduced (pro rata) amount.

20 December 2020 to 4 January 2021 – Tier 4

Tier 4 Closed Grant

The Government announced measures to support businesses that were forced to close from the 20 December payable every 14 days. In addition, businesses that are open and are severely affected by the socialising restrictions imposed will be eligible to claim a grant.

5 January 2021 to 15 February 2021 – National Restrictions

Local Restriction Support Grant

The Government announced measures to support businesses that were forced to close from the 5 January 2021 payable for a 42 day period in advance.

Closed Businesses Lockdown Payment

This scheme is a one off grant which provides a one-off top up grant for all businesses mandated to close during national restrictions.

17 October 2020 to ongoing – Additional Restriction Grant (ARG)

This is a Discretionary Grant Scheme and the application process is now open. For more information about the scheme and the application form visit the Additional Restriction Grant page.

General eligibility criteria

• Your business must have been registered for business rates liability with Redbridge on the first full day to which the specific restrictions apply.
• Your business was open for trading immediately prior to the national lockdown arrangements.
• For grants supporting businesses that remain open and are affected by the socialising restrictions, that your business provides services “in person” to customers at its premises.
• Your business was required to close under the national lockdown arrangements.
• Your business is in the hospitality, hotel, bed & breakfast or leisure sector, is actively trading and has been impacted by the socialising restrictions imposed under local covid alert level 2 or 3.
• The award of the grant together with other funds received will not exceed Subsidy Control (State Aid)
• Your business is not in administration, insolvent or subject to a striking off notice.

Businesses will be required to confirm that all these criteria apply when making an application. Action will be taken should an application be found to be deliberately false and/or fraudulent.

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In this section please supply your bank account details.

Information may be shared with other departments at the London Borough of Redbridge. It may also be shared with other agencies, in accordance with prevailing Data Protection statute for the detection and prevention of fraud and crime. The Department for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy will be given access to this data, will store it securely and process it for monitoring and evaluation purposes only. This includes, but is not limited to, follow up evaluation surveys relating to the business support grant schemes.

We will also use the information for the purpose of performing any of our statutory enforcement duties. Make any disclosures required by law and may also share this information with other bodies responsible for detecting/preventing fraud or auditing/ administering public funds. We may share the details with other organisations that handle public funds and assist in the processing of other benefits.

Subsidy Control (State Aid) Declaration

Following the outbreak of the Coronavirus, the European Commission has approved schemes to aid businesses affected by the Coronavirus outbreak on the basis 17 of their Temporary Framework, including the COVID-19 Temporary Framework scheme for the UK.

The maximum level of aid that a company may receive is €800 000 (€120 000 per undertaking active in the fishery and aquaculture sector or €100 000 per undertaking active in the primary production of agricultural products). This is across all UK schemes under the terms of the European Commission’s Temporary Framework. The Euro equivalent of the Sterling aid amount is calculated using the Commission exchange rate applicable on the date the aid is offered.

Any aid provided under this scheme will be relevant if you wish to apply, or have applied, for any other aid granted on the basis of the European Commission’s Temporary Framework. You will need to declare this amount to any other aid awarding body who requests information from you on how much aid you have received. You must retain this letter for four years after the conclusion of the UK’s transition from the EU and produce it on any request from the UK public authorities or the European Commission.

Aid may be granted to undertakings that were not in difficulty (within the meaning of Article 2(18) of the General Block Exemption Regulation) on 31 December 2019, but that faced difficulties or entered in difficulty thereafter as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak. This undertaking in difficulty test does not apply to small and micro undertakings (less than 50 employees and less than EUR 10 million of annual turnover and/or annual balance sheet) unless they were already in insolvency proceedings, have received rescue aid that has not been repaid, or are subject to a restructuring plan under State aid rules.

This aid is in addition any aid that you may be have received under the De Minimis regulation allowing aid of up to €200,000 to any one organisation over a three fiscal year period (i.e. your current fiscal year and previous two fiscal years), and any other approved aid you have received under other State aid rules, such as aid granted under the General Block Exemption Regulation.