Originally written by Timothy Adler on Small Business
The government has announced a new £1,000 small business grant for any small business in England affected by a local lockdown.
Businesses that are forced to shut because of local COVID-19 lockdowns will be able to claim up to £1,500 per property every three weeks.
Local authorities will administer the new small business local lockdown grant. You can find the full list of local authorities here.
See also: How to claim your £1,500 Kickstart Scheme grant
If a business occupies a premises with a rateable value less than £51,000 or occupy a property or part of a property subject to an annual rent or mortgage payment of less than £51,000, it will receive £1,000.
If a business has a rateable value more than £51,000 or part of a property subject to an annual rent or mortgage payment of more than £51,000, it will receive £1,500.
Extra discretionary funding
Local authorities will also receive an additional 5 per cent top up amount of business support funding to enable them to help any other small business affected by local lockdown which may not be on the business rates list. Payments made to businesses from this local authority discretionary fund can be any