East Riding businesses urged to apply for Covid-19 support grants
Money is still available to help those in need
East Riding of Yorkshire Council is urging businesses to apply for Covid-19 support grants.
The funding is still available with the authority getting a share of £850 million from the Government.
The funding is made up of £556 million available through the £635 million Omicron Hospitality and Leisure Grant (OHLG) scheme, which launched in January 2022, and a further £294 million through the Additional Restrictions Grant (ARG) scheme which has been paying out funding since November 2020.
The OHLG scheme provides businesses in the hospitality, leisure and accommodation sectors with one-off grants of up to £6,000 per premise, supporting those that had been most impacted by the Omicron variant. To provide further support to other businesses, the ARG scheme provides councils with funding they can allocate at their discretion to businesses most in need, such as personal care businesses and supply firms.
Small Business Minister Paul Scully said:
"We’re working to get our economy running on all cylinders again so we can focus on making the UK the best place in the world to work and do business, creating jobs along the way.
"Eligible businesses should apply as soon as possible for the grants available to help them put the pandemic behind them and get on a sounder footing to achieve success."
Further information on COVID-19 support grants available in the East Riding and information on how to apply can be found here: https://www.eastriding.gov.uk/business/coronavirus-grants-for-businesses-and-charities/