Coronavirus and Businesses

There are a number of grants and rate relief schemes open to support businesses:

Business Rates Relief

1.  2022/23 Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Relief Scheme

The 2022/23 Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Business Rates Relief scheme will provide eligible, occupied, retail, hospitality and leisure properties with a 50% relief, up to a cash cap limit of £110,000 per business.

2.  2021/22 Expanded Retail Discount

Under the Expanded Retail Discount scheme, businesses may be eligible for a 100% discount from 1 April 2021 to 30 June 2021 followed by a 66% discount until 31 March 2022.

3.  COVID-19 Additional Relief Fund (CARF) - The scheme closes on 15 September 2022

The aim of this scheme is to provide Business Rates Relief, therefore reducing the chargeable amount for the financial year 2021/22 only, to those who have been adversely affected by the pandemic and have been unable to adequately adapt to the impact.