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Grants are available for businesses which have been legally required to close OR financially impacted during the Coronavirus national restrictions.

Please see the table below to identify which grants you may be eligible for. A one-off lockdown grant will be available for businesses in the retail, hospitality and leisure sectors. You can read more below the table, but please do not contact us about this as we are awaiting Government guidance.

Please make sure you apply for the correct time period. Check back to this page regularly or sign up for the East Devon business update to find out when grants are live. 

  Scheme If your business is: Status
Tier 3: From 31st December 2020 to 4th January 2021 Local Restrictions Support Grants (open) V2
  • Severely impacted by Tier 3 restrictions
 Not yet live. Date to be confirmed
Tier 3: From 31st December 2020 to 4th January 2021 Local Restriction Support Grants (closed) V2
  • Forced to close by Government
  • Registered for business rates
 Not yet live. Date to be confirmed
 
Tier 2: From 2nd December to 30th December Christmas Support Payment for Wet-led Pubs
  • For pubs with sales of drinks more than 50% of trade
  • Registered for business rates
 Live until 31st January 2021
Tier 2: From 2nd to 30th December Local Restrictions Support Grants (closed) V2
  • Forced to close by Government
  • Registered for business rates
 Live
Tier 2: From 2nd to 30th December  Local Restrictions Support Grants (open) V2
  • Severely impacted by Tier 2 restrictions
 Live
National: 5th November to 1st December Additional Restrictions Grants
  • Forced to close by Government
  • Not registered for business rates

or

  • Severely impacted by national restrictions (min 30% reduction in trade)
 Closed
National: 5th November to 1st December Local Restrictions Support Grants (closed) Addendum
  • Forced to close by Government
  • Registered for business rates
 Live

Further grants will be available soon, including a one off top up grant for retail, hospitality and leisure businesses worth up to £9,000 per property and a £594million discretionary fund to support other impacted businesses.

This follows the Prime Minister’s announcement that these businesses will be closed until at least February half-term to help control the virus. 

The cash will be provided on a per-property basis to support businesses through the latest restrictions. 

The one off top up grants will be granted to closed businesses as follows:

  • £4,000 for businesses with a rateable value of £15,000 or under
    £6,000 for businesses with a rateable value between £15,000 and £51,000
    £9,000 for businesses with a rateable value over £51,000

The further discretionary funding is being made available for local authorities to support other businesses not eligible for these one off top up grants.

Read further detail on the announcement of this new grant scheme.

East Devon District Council is awaiting the guidance from Government on these grants and will share details and information on how businesses can apply for and receive this support as quickly as possible. Sign up for the East Devon business update to receive the latest grant information.