About the grant
Businesses required to close because of national or local restrictions to reduce the spread of COVID-19 will be eligible for grants of up to £3,000 per month (pro rata) depending on the level of restrictions and the rateable value of their property.
Businesses can find their rateable value on their business rates bill or from the Valuation Office Agency (VOA) website.
Which businesses are eligible?
The eligibility criteria for this fund is set by Government. To qualify for this grant, your business must be in the Braintree District and has been:
- trading as usual prior to the date the restrictions came into force
- occupies property on which it pays business rates
- mandated to close because of national lockdown or local restrictions
Businesses which have set up a ‘click and collect’ service and restaurants providing a takeaway service will still be able to claim grants as long as their substantive business has had to close.
Note: Your business will not qualify for support under this scheme if it was in administration, insolvent, or a striking off order was made at the time the local restrictions started.
Which businesses were mandated to close?
Type of business | National lockdown between 5 November to 2 December | Tier 2 restrictions between 2 to 15 December | Tier 3 restrictions between 16 to 19 December | Tier 4 restrictions and national lockdown from 20 December |
---|---|---|---|---|
Non-essential retail | Yes | No | No | Yes |
Leisure | Yes | No | No | Yes |
Personal care | Yes | No | No | Yes |
Accommodation | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
Hospitality (excluding wet pubs) | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
Wet Pubs/Bars | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Find the full list of businesses forced to close on the Gov.uk website
This funding is only available for businesses required to close because of legislation and is not available to businesses who have elected to close for other reasons.
How can my business apply for this grant?
Before applying make sure you read the full eligibility criteria.
For businesses affected by:
- National lockdown between 5 November to 2 December 2020
- Tier 2 restrictions between 2 December to 15 December 2020
- Tier 3 restrictions between 16 December to 19 December 2020
Read our local restrictions support grant policy.
For businesses affected by:
- Tier 4 restrictions between 20 December 2020 to 4 January 2021
- National lockdown from 5 January to 15 February 2021
Read our local restrictions support grant tier 4 only policy. and our local restrictions support grant (closed) addendum: from 5 January onwards.
Businesses can apply for this grant using our online form. Please note that payments from 16 February to 31 March 2021 will be automatically processed where eligible. As long as you've applied previously, you will not need to re-apply for that particular period again.
The deadline to apply for the LRSG (Closed) and LRSG (Closed) Addendum Tier 4 schemes, for the periods up to 15 February 2021, is 31 March 2021.
The deadline to apply for the LRSG (Closed Addendum), for the period between 16 February and 31 March, is 31 May 2021.