Guidance for businesses setting out details of the Discretionary Grant Fund, Small Business Grants Fund (SBGF), Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Grant Fund (RHLGF). View the latest government guidance.

Small business, retail, hospitality, and leisure business grant funding

The grant funding schemes for small business, retail, hospitality, and leisure businesses closed on 28 August 2020. we will process all applications received up until this date. We cannot consider any applications received after 28 August 2020.

A 12-month business rates holiday for all retail, hospitality and leisure businesses in England

The relief has now been applied to all of the eligible business rate accounts. New bills have been issued confirming that the relief has been applied.

If the scheme applies to you, you will get a letter from us and you will also get a revised bill. This means that your business will not need to make any business rates payments during the financial year 2020/2021. Please do not pay anything in the meantime.