In response to the Coronavirus, Covid-19, the Government announced there would be support for businesses.
Under the Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Grant (RHLG) businesses which on the 11 March 2020 had a rateable value of less than £51000 and would have been eligible for a discount under the business rates expanded retail discount scheme (had that scheme been in force for that date) are eligible for the following cash grants per property.
Eligible businesses in these sectors with a property that has a rateable value of up to and including £15000 will receive a grant of £10000 (subject to EU State Aid limits).
Eligible businesses in these sectors with a property that has a rateable value greater than £15000 and less than £51000 will receive a grant of £25000 (subject to EU State Aid limits).
Businesses with a rateable value of £51000 or over are not eligible for this scheme. Businesses which are not ratepayers in the business rates system are not included in this scheme. Properties occupied for personal uses (i.e. the use is not wholly or mainly business use), car parks and parking spaces are excluded from the fund.
Eligible recipients will receive one grant per hereditament. Payment will be made to the person who, according to the billing authority's records, was the ratepayer in respect of the property on the 11 March 2020. The grant is for the ratepayer only and may be liable for recovery if the recipient was not the ratepayer on the eligible day.
Any business caught falsifying their records to gain grant money will face prosecution and any funding issued will be subject to claw back.
In order to pay the grant we need to collect certain information from each business. This includes your business rates account reference and evidence of your bank details. Where this information cannot be provided it will not in itself prevent a payment being made but will increase the time it takes us to process it.
The current estimated time for a payment to be made is 7 days from the day the information is provided. However if further information is required or if details need to be clarified, then it will take longer for your claim to be processed.
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