More financial support for Plymouth businesses most impacted by coronavirus pandemic
Applications have opened for the Additional Restrictions Grant scheme
Plymouth businesses most impacted by the current national coronavirus restrictions are set to benefit from more financial support.
The City Council has unveiled plans to help those who were unable to claim from previous grant schemes.
Plymouth has been allocated £5.2 million through the Government's Additional Restrictions Grant (ARG) to support local businesses that have suffered during the pandemic.
This funding will help those who cannot claim from the Local Restrictions Support scheme, which gives grants to rate-paying businesses that have been forced to close due to the national restrictions in place from 5 November to 2 December.
Businesses may be eligible to apply for financial support through the ARG if they:
- Have been legally required to close under current national restrictions but were not eligible for the Local Restrictions Support Grant as they do not pay business rates, or pay packaged rent and rates
- Have not been legally required to close but have suffered a significant loss in turnover as a result of the national restrictions
Applications for the ARG scheme opened at 10am on Monday 30 November.
For more information about the ARG and LRSG grant schemes, including how to apply, please see: investplymouth.co.uk/business-grants.