Grants for East Suffolk businesses affected by new restrictions
The Council's now processing applications
East Suffolk Council is now processing the payment of grants for businesses provided by the Government in a response to new national Covid-19 restrictions.
A new one-off grant is available to businesses that have been asked to close in line with the new national restrictions which came into place on 5 January 2021.
The one-off top ups will grant ÂŁ4,000 for businesses with a rateable value of under ÂŁ15,000, ÂŁ6,000 for businesses with a rateable value between ÂŁ15,000 and ÂŁ51,000 and ÂŁ9,000 for businesses with a rateable value of over ÂŁ51,000.
This comes in addition to the Local Restrictions Support Grants (LRSG), which have been available since the national lockdown in November 2020, and the Additional Restrictions Grant (ARG), which is available for those businesses who may fall outside the eligibility of the LRSG scheme.
Furthermore, the Christmas Support Payment, consisting of a one-off payment of ÂŁ1,000, is available for wet-led pubs that have been severely impacted over the Christmas period due to temporary local restrictions.
The Council will automatically make payments of all business grants to eligible businesses based on a successful LRSG or ARG application, including the new one-off payment and any subsequent additional support payments.