Elected Member FAQ Guide - ERF3 Business Support
Lockdown Grant Scheme
What levels of grants are available?
There are two new grant schemes
which offer financial support to all
local businesses – grants of up to £5,000 are available to those businesses who
are liable to pay business rates and up to £2,000 for all other local
businesses. In other words, those who run businesses but do not pay business
rates can also benefit.
When are the grant schemes open for applications?
The business support
grants, otherwise known as ERF3, are ready for launch in the next couple of
days and grant applications will be open on the Council website from the
commencement of business on Wednesday 28th October.
Who is administering the grant scheme and when does
the scheme close for new applications?
The grants are being administered by
the Council and paid on a first come first served basis. The scheme will close
for applications at 5pm on 20th
November or when the fund is fully committed.
What grants are available to businesses
who pay business rates?
The NDR
Business Grants Package consists of two separate schemes:
NDR Grant
1 - £5,000 grant for retail, leisure and hospitality businesses
that have been forced to close (as defined by the regulations) with a rateable
value of between £12,001 and £51,000.
NDR Grant 2 - £1,000
grant to all businesses eligible for small business rates relief (SBRR) with a
rateable value of up to £12,000. In addition, Grant 2 applicants may be
eligible for ‘top-up’ grants of:
·
£1,000 if
they have been subject to local restrictions for 3 weeks or more and have been
materially impacted (50+% reduction in turnover) up to the 23rd
October
·
£2,000 for
businesses forced to close as a result of the national firebreak lockdown
There is a simple flowchart in the attachment that
helps to explain the process.
What
grants are available to businesses who do not pay business rates?
Welsh Government recognise that not all businesses
operate from commercial premises that are subject to business rates. There are two
Non-NDR Business Discretionary Grants available.
Grant
1 £1,500 for
businesses that have:-
·
Been forced
to close (as defined by regulations) as a
result of the national firebreak lockdown
·
OR are able to demonstrate that the national firebreak
lockdown will result in at least an 80% reduction in their turnover for that
period
Grant
2 £2,000 for
businesses that have:-
·
Been forced
to close (as defined by regulations) as a
result of the national firebreak lockdown
·
OR are able to demonstrate that the national firebreak
lockdown will result in at least an 80% reduction in their turnover for that
period AND have been subject to local restrictions for 3 weeks or more
up to the 23rd October and experienced at least a 50% reduction in their
turnover for that period.
How do businesses apply for a grant or access more information
about the eligibility criteria?
Businesses can access more
information and apply for one of the grant schemes at:
www.flintshire.gov.uk/Businesssupportgrants
www.siryfflint.gov.uk/Grantiaucefnogibusnes
If I have a constituent enquiry, who should I contact?
We are here to support elected
members and local businesses and if you have any questions please get in touch
with us:
For NDR
Business grants
01352 704848
(by pressing option 2 for Business Rates)
For Non-NDR Business
grants 01352 703061