The Government has put in place a package of temporary, timely and targeted measures to support public services, people and businesses through this period of disruption caused by COVID-19.
This includes a package of measures to support businesses including:
- a Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (extended to March 2021)
- deferring VAT and Income Tax payments
- a Self-employment Income Support Scheme
- a Statutory Sick Pay relief package for small and medium sized businesses (SMEs)
- a 12-month business rates holiday for all retail, hospitality, leisure and nursery businesses in England
- small business grant funding of £10,000 for all businesses in receipt of small business rate relief or rural rate relief
- grant funding of £25,000 for retail, hospitality and leisure businesses with property with a rateable value between £15,000 and £51,000
- the Coronavirus Bounce Back Loan scheme offering small and medium-sized businesses affected by coronavirus loans of up to £50,000
- the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme offering loans of up to £200 million for SMEs through the British Business Bank
- a new lending facility from the Bank of England to help support liquidity among larger firms, helping them bridge coronavirus disruption to their cash flows through loans
- the HMRC Time To Pay Scheme
More information about these measures can be found at:
Available Grants, Funds & Support:
More Information:
- Coronavirus: Changes to our Services
- Coronavirus: Community Support
- Coronavirus: Guidance for Closing Certain Businesses and Venues
- Coronavirus: NHS and Government Guidance
- Coronavirus: Social Distancing, Keeping Businesses Open and In Work Activities
- Coronavirus: Advice for Landlords and Tenants
- Coronavirus: Protect your Workforce - Letter from CCC
- Coronavirus: Safer Transport Training Scheme