Budget

[Grahams]

"Support for businesses who pay little or no business rates

The government will provide an additional £2.2 billion funding for local authorities to support small businesses that already pay little or no business rates because of Small Business Rate Relief (SBBR). This will provide a one-off grant of £3,000 to business currently eligible for SBRR or Rural Rate Relief, to help meet their ongoing business costs."
From: https://www.gov.uk/government/publi...bout-covid-19/covid-19-support-for-businesses
Anyone got any ideas how we can claim it? £3000 would be handy at present. Haven't yet had any business problems with Covid 19, but the weather has decimated my cash flow since Christmas.

 

[JD450A]

How do I get the government £3,000 coronavirus grant? - Small Business UK

How to apply for the one-off £3,000 coronavirus grant for small business in England exempt from paying business rates to local authorities.

smallbusiness.co.uk

I too am looking forward to my £3000

 

[V8Druid]

contact your council offices/local rating officers ..... they'd be the ones dealing with the SBBR. Vicki used to get it for her dress shop, as was below the thresh-hold to pay rates

 

[Grahams]

contact your council offices/local rating officers ..... they'd be the ones dealing with the SBBR. Vicki used to get it for her dress shop, as was below the thresh-hold to pay rates

Just been on Winchester's website. Just fudging at present:
Budget 2020: Retail & Pub Relief


In HM Treasury’s budget on 11 March 2020, the government introduced further changes to Retail and Pub Reliefs to support small businesses and pubs affected by COVID-19. As a result the Government has committed to the following:

• Retail Relief – an additional increase in this relief from 50% to 100%
• Pub Relief – an increase in this relief from £1,000 to £5,000.

Winchester City Council is awaiting further guidance from Central Government that will enable these changes to be applied to business rates accounts.
If your bill reflects your entitlement to one of these reliefs you will not need to contact the Council when this guidance is received. These changes will be automatically applied to your account and an amended business rates bill will be sent to you to confirm this.
If these reliefs are not shown on your bill and you think you may be entitled to them, then please complete the application form here for Retail Relief or email [email protected] for further information on Pub Relief.
The Government also announced Small Business Grant funding. To support those businesses, the Government intends to introduce a grant of £3,000 to businesses currently eligible for Small Business Rates Relief or Rural Rate Relief to help meet their ongoing business costs. More information regarding this grant and how to apply will be published on our website as soon as it is received from Central Government.
Details of the 2020 Budget can be found here (Business Rates Relief can be found at section 1.32).
Last Updated: Thursday 12 March 2020

 

[V8Druid]

The Government also announced Small Business Grant funding. To support those businesses, the Government intends to introduce a grant of £3,000 to businesses currently eligible for Small Business Rates Relief or Rural Rate Relief to help meet their ongoing business costs. More information regarding this grant and how to apply will be published on our website as soon as it is received from Central Government.
Details of the 2020 Budget can be found here (Business Rates Relief can be found at section 1.32).
Last Updated: Thursday 12 March 2020

well at least they're acknowledging it Gra .... it's a step in the right direction and looks like they'm in the dark too

 

[Grahams]

This was on Winchester Council website today:
Small Business Grant Funding

The Government also announced in last week’s budget ‘Small Business Grant’ funding of £3,000, to businesses currently eligible for Small Business Rates Relief or Rural Rate Relief, to help meet their ongoing business costs. In today’s announcement the Government has increased that grant to £10,000. More information regarding this grant and how it will be delivered will be published on our website as soon as it is received from Central Government.

Whether it will actually materialise I'm not sure, but it would come in very handy to help the cash flow if it arrived shortly.

 

[Monkeybusiness]

This was on Winchester Council website today:
Small Business Grant Funding

The Government also announced in last week’s budget ‘Small Business Grant’ funding of £3,000, to businesses currently eligible for Small Business Rates Relief or Rural Rate Relief, to help meet their ongoing business costs. In today’s announcement the Government has increased that grant to £10,000. More information regarding this grant and how it will be delivered will be published on our website as soon as it is received from Central Government.

Whether it will actually materialise I'm not sure, but it would come in very handy to help the cash flow if it arrived shortly.

Do you pay rates/have a rateable business premises (even if subject to small business relief)? I don’t have rateable business premises, but do employ 5 staff full time. Not sure if I’d qualify for any sort of grant though?

 

[Grahams]

Do you pay rates/have a rateable business premises (even if subject to small business relief)? I don’t have rateable business premises, but do employ 5 staff full time. Not sure if I’d qualify for any sort of grant though?

I have rateable business premises, but am subject to small business relief, so it appears I qualify, but who actually knows what will pan out. Put it this way, I’m not relying on getting a hand out. It would be nice given how much airlines etc are demanding, but I won’t hold my breath.

 

[Grahams]

Support for businesses that pay little or no business rates

The government will provide additional funding for local authorities to support small businesses that already pay little or no business rates because of small business rate relief (SBBR). This will provide a one-off grant of £10,000 to businesses currently eligible for SBRR or rural rate relief, to help meet their ongoing business costs.


If your business is eligible for SBRR or rural rate relief, you will be contacted by your local authority – you do not need to apply.


Funding for the scheme will be provided to local authorities by government in early April. Guidance for local authorities on the scheme will be provided shortly.

So we may get it some time never as the local authority will be in meltdown by early April with either staff off sick or looking after children who can't go to school.