Hospitality, leisure and accommodation businesses in Chesterfield who have been affected by Omicron variant of COVID-19 are being encouraged to apply for a support grant.
The Omicron Hospitality and Leisure Grant provides grants from £2,667 up to £6,000 to support local businesses impacted by the pandemic.
Applications are now open. A business will be eligible for the grant if:
- it was registered for Business Rates on 30 December 2021
- it was trading on 30 December 2021
- it is one of the hospitality, leisure or accommodation business types that are eligible for this payment (some exclusions do apply as per the BEIS guidance)
A business will not be entitled to a payment if it has entered into administration or insolvency or has exceeded the permitted Business Grant Subsidy Allowance.
Only the Business Rates payer at 30 December 2021 is entitled to claim this payment.
Businesses that may qualify for this grant are being contacted by the council’s business grants team directly. However, if you think you are eligible and have not been in touch with anyone from the council about this yet, please complete the application form linked below.
Omicron Hospitality and Leisure Grant.
If you don’t already have a My Chesterfield account you will need to register before you can apply for this grant. Creating an account is quick and simple, and then you can go onto completing the application.
You can apply for funding until 11 February 2022 when the application period will close.
If you are eligible to receive a grant payment, you will receive this within seven days of your application being assessed and no later than 28 February 2022.
COVID-19 Additional Relief Fund
On 15 December 2021 the Government announced a new COVID-19 Additional Relief Fund (CARF) and published guidance on the operation of the fund and details of the funding allocation for each local authority.
The CARF discount scheme is to support Business Rates payers that have been adversely affected by the pandemic but do not qualify for previous COVID related schemes.
Find out more and how to apply for COVID-19 Additional Relief Fund (CARF) Discount.
