New Restart Grants

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Published on 12 April 2021
Archived on 12 May 2021


Businesses in Stratford District reopening after the latest lockdown will soon be receiving new Restart grants to help them recover as COVID restrictions ease.

The grants, announced by the government to help businesses financially as they reopen, will be paid by Stratford-on-Avon District Council, who will receive around £11million of Government funding.

Anyone who has received a business grant from the council during the pandemic need not apply for these grants as payments will be paid automatically.

Those who have not had any grants in the last 12 months and pay business rates can still claim Restart grants through the council website.    

The Restart grants will be available to non-essential retail businesses who were trading and due to pay rates to Stratford District Council on April 1 2021.  Firms will be receiving a one-off payment from £2,667 to £6,000 depending on the rateable value.

Those businesses in the hospitality, leisure, accommodation, gym & sport, and personal care sectors will be able to claim different sums. 

For businesses which are ineligible for Restart grants because they do not pay business rates, the council will be issuing one-off discretionary grants of around £1,200 each in April.  Businesses that have received grants in the last 12 months need not apply again.

David Platts, Head of Customer Service at Stratford District Council, said: "As the district begins to open up, we'll be doing everything we can to support our businesses to keep afloat as the economy recovers.

"The Restart grants will allow the district's many non-essential retailers to have a bit of a safety net to keep them going, and should hopefully encourage as many as possible to reopen.

"And for those which fall outside of those criteria, we will be awarding another discretionary grant. We are expecting further funding from the Government in June 2021 which will be used to support wider businesses initiatives.

"We will be providing more information on how this scheme will operate in the coming months. The Council will be working with the Growth Hub to ensure funding reaches the most appropriate businesses."

The new grants come after a busy year for Stratford District Council's revenues team, in which it issued £52million in grants to over 4000 businesses all over the district.

"We have worked incredibly hard over the last year to issue thousands of grants to firms affected by the pandemic, and we will continue to do so," David added.

For further details on each of the grants, payment thresholds and how to apply, visit https://www.stratford.gov.uk/coronavirus/local-restrictions-support-grant-national-lockdown.cfm

 


Contact details

Stratford-on-Avon District Council
Elizabeth House, Church Street,
Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire,
CV37 6HX
Tel: 01789 267575

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