Business Support Grants High Peak Borough Council
In response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19), the Government has announced support for small businesses and businesses in the retail, hospitality and leisure sectors.
In addition to the measures around business rates, the Government has made available two grant funds to businesses.
The two grant funding schemes that are available are:
- Small Business Grant Fund – available to all businesses in receipt of Small Business Rate Relief (SBRR) and Rural Rates Relief (RRR).
The Businesses must have been in receipt of SBRR or RRR on the 11th March 2020 and only one grant per hereditament is available. Eligible businesses will qualify for a grant payment of £10,000.
Exclusions: hereditaments occupied for personal uses and car parking
- Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Grant Fund – available to businesses who are eligible for the Expanded Retail Discount (which covers retail, hospitality and leisure) with a rateable value (RV) of less than £51,000. Businesses must have been eligible for a discount under the Business Rates Expended Retail Discount Scheme on the 11th March 2020 (had the scheme been in force at that point) and only one grant per hereditament is available. Eligible businesses will qualify for a grant payment of:
- £10,000 (for businesses with a rateable value of up to £15,000)
- £25,000 (for businesses with a rateable value of over £15,000 and less than £51,000)
Exclusions: hereditaments occupied for personal uses and car parking
The Council has identified across the High Peak:
1840 businesses that are eligible for the Small Business Grant of £10,000,
312 businesses that are eligible for the £10,000 Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Grant
228 businesses that are eligible for the £25,000 Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Grant
To process the grants, the Council require business bank details to pay electronically to eligible businesses. As of this morning, the Council had banking details for 233 of the eligible businesses.
The Council are currently issuing letters, telephoning/emailing eligible businesses where we do not now hold bank details and requesting that an online form on the Council website is completed.
The information the Council are requesting also attempts to avoid any fraudulent claims being made.
If you are eligible for a business grant, the form can be completed at the below web address:
The Council has allocated as many available staff as we can to both contact businesses and process the payments which will start tomorrow and continue after that.
If you have a business that is not part of the business rates setup, or you are not eligible for one of the grants outlined above you can complete a contact form on the same web page as detailed above and a member of our regeneration team will try and help.
DCC Business Grants Scheme
If you have applied for one of the Derbyshire County Council £500 business emergency relief fund grants
There web page: http://antmck.uk/te
Is advising that they are currently processing the applications received so far as quickly as possible and prioritising self-employed applicants to ensure they are the first to receive payments.
