Great Yarmouth Borough Council is paying out Government grants to support businesses required to close under the current national lockdown.
The latest Local Restrictions Support Grant is a payment for the six-week period from January 5 that is specifically for eligible businesses that are liable for paying business rates, with grants of £2,000, £3,000 or £4,500 available, depending on rateable value.
In addition, those same businesses will receive the Closed Business Lockdown Payment, a one-off top-up payment of either £4,000, £6,000 or £9,000.
Businesses which have successfully applied since November for a Local Restrictions Support Grant should not apply for these latest grants. The council has emailed all relevant businesses to ask if any circumstances have changed, and automatic payments will follow this week.
Local Restrictions Support Grants have already been paid out for eligible businesses that were required to close whilst Norfolk was under Tier 4 restrictions, from Boxing Day to January 4.
For businesses which have not applied for a Local Restrictions Support Grant since November but think they may be eligible, the criteria and application form can be found here. Further grant support to come
The council is currently developing a discretionary support scheme under the Additional Restrictions Support Grant, to help further businesses during the lockdown, which will be launched in early February with the application form made available on the website.