Coronavirus Grants

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Prolex-UK

3,013 posts

207 months

Thursday 30th July 2020
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The scheme is closing on 28/8/2020 for anyone who has not yet claimed or claimed & waiting for a response

condor

8,837 posts

247 months

Thursday 30th July 2020
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I thought the 2nd stage was starting in August - presumably that is for the first stage?

Prolex-UK

3,013 posts

207 months

Thursday 30th July 2020
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condor said:
I thought the 2nd stage was starting in August - presumably that is for the first stage?
Not aware of a Business Rates second stage

condor

8,837 posts

247 months

Thursday 30th July 2020
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The 2nd stage was to be 70% rather than the 1st stage's 80% for self employed folk.

jammy-git

29,776 posts

211 months

Thursday 30th July 2020
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condor said:
The 2nd stage was to be 70% rather than the 1st stage's 80% for self employed folk.
Are you thinking of the furlough scheme?

condor

8,837 posts

247 months

Thursday 30th July 2020
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No, not furlough, that's for employees - this was posted back in May

Alucidnation said:
Self employed scheme extended with 70% covered for three months.

Ham_and_Jam

2,172 posts

96 months

Thursday 30th July 2020
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condor said:
That’s another scheme again, this thread is for grants for businesses with premises on SBRR.

Prolex-UK

3,013 posts

207 months

Saturday 3rd October 2020
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So the scheme ended on 1/10/20.

last 2 months of it have been very difficult with at least 30% of claims being speculative at best.

Have a few stories to tell, maybe a book to write on the fiasco.

Next one is looming with local lockdowns where grants are to be paid on businesses forced to close down getting grants.

Despite the increase in numbers testing positive so chances these coming into play we have had no guidance on types of businesses that may be affected so we can prepare or what form the grant is going to take.

The stage is set for another clusterfk


RM

580 posts

96 months

Saturday 3rd October 2020
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Prolex-UK said:
So the scheme ended on 1/10/20.

last 2 months of it have been very difficult with at least 30% of claims being speculative at best.

Have a few stories to tell, maybe a book to write on the fiasco.

Next one is looming with local lockdowns where grants are to be paid on businesses forced to close down getting grants.

Despite the increase in numbers testing positive so chances these coming into play we have had no guidance on types of businesses that may be affected so we can prepare or what form the grant is going to take.

The stage is set for another clusterfk
Wales just announced a new scheme for those businesses affected by local lockdowns. Much smaller than the last, £1k grant for rateable value below £12k, £1.5i grant above. Full details coming on Monday (so far just a footnote on a press release).

Prolex-UK

3,013 posts

207 months

Saturday 3rd October 2020
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RM said:
Prolex-UK said:
So the scheme ended on 1/10/20.

last 2 months of it have been very difficult with at least 30% of claims being speculative at best.

Have a few stories to tell, maybe a book to write on the fiasco.

Next one is looming with local lockdowns where grants are to be paid on businesses forced to close down getting grants.

Despite the increase in numbers testing positive so chances these coming into play we have had no guidance on types of businesses that may be affected so we can prepare or what form the grant is going to take.

The stage is set for another clusterfk
Wales just announced a new scheme for those businesses affected by local lockdowns. Much smaller than the last, £1k grant for rateable value below £12k, £1.5i grant above. Full details coming on Monday (so far just a footnote on a press release).
Been hinted that it only covers businesses affected.. So all pubs if they have to shut..

Interested to know the welsh solution

Prolex-UK

3,013 posts

207 months

Thursday 22nd October 2020
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More grants available for tier 2 affected businesses.

Came out today.

wonder who defines severely impacted ?

good news it RV's over £51k will get help


Business Grants

· We are providing additional funding to allow Local Authorities (LAs) to support businesses in high-alert level areas which are not legally closed, but which are severely impacted by the restrictions on socialising. The funding LAs will receive will be based on the number of hospitality, hotel, B&B, and leisure businesses in their area.

· LAs will receive a funding amount that will be the equivalent of:

· For properties with a rateable value of £15,000 or under, grants of £934 per month.

· For properties with a rateable value of between £15,000-£51,000, grants of £1,400 per month.

· For properties with a rateable value of £51,000, grants of £2,100 per month.

· This is equivalent to 70% of the grant amounts given to legally closed businesses (worth up to £3,000/month).

· Local Authorities will also receive a 5% top up amount to these implied grant amounts to cover other businesses that might be affected by the local restrictions, but which do not neatly fit into these categories.

· It will be up to Local Authorities to determine which businesses are eligible for grant funding in their local areas, and what precise funding to allocate to each business – the above levels are an approximate guide.

· Businesses in Very High alert level areas will qualify for greater support whether closed (up to £3,000/month) or open. In the latter case support is being provided through business support packages provided to Local Authorities as they move into the alert level. The government is working with local leaders to ensure the Alert Level very high packages are fair and transparent.

jammy-git

29,776 posts

211 months

Thursday 22nd October 2020
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On the one hand, it's great that they're trying to support as many businesses as possible.

On the other hand, £1-2k a month is a piss in the wind and I can't see it stopping businesses in trouble from going belly up!

4Q

3,347 posts

143 months

Thursday 22nd October 2020
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jammy-git said:
On the one hand, it's great that they're trying to support as many businesses as possible.

On the other hand, £1-2k a month is a piss in the wind and I can't see it stopping businesses in trouble from going belly up!
It’s less than half a days sales for me so no benefit whatsoever.

FazerBoy

953 posts

149 months

Saturday 31st October 2020
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Does anybody know what assistance (if any) is going to be given to non-essential retail shops forced to close down in the upcoming lockdown in England?

fridaypassion

8,505 posts

227 months

Saturday 31st October 2020
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I would guess bugger all unless they extend the 4 weeks

jammy-git

29,776 posts

211 months

Saturday 31st October 2020
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FazerBoy said:
Does anybody know what assistance (if any) is going to be given to non-essential retail shops forced to close down in the upcoming lockdown in England?
BoJo is going to provide them all with 3 cardboard boxes so they can pack up their stuff after the close down.

Prolex-UK

3,013 posts

207 months

Sunday 1st November 2020
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FazerBoy said:
Does anybody know what assistance (if any) is going to be given to non-essential retail shops forced to close down in the upcoming lockdown in England?
If its based on the tier system will be paid 2 weeks in arrears based on the rv with no rv cap

Will update the thread when we are told whats what

vdn

8,905 posts

202 months

Sunday 1st November 2020
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I pay no rates on a small business space I have and received the 10k grant, first time around. I wonder if there’ll be a grant for the same space this time around?

Thanks to Prolex for the insider knowledge: it’s more helpful than half of what’s stated in the news TBH.

Prolex-UK

3,013 posts

207 months

Sunday 1st November 2020
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vdn said:
I pay no rates on a small business space I have and received the 10k grant, first time around. I wonder if there’ll be a grant for the same space this time around?

Thanks to Prolex for the insider knowledge: it’s more helpful than half of what’s stated in the news TBH.
As you would expect its changing all the time.

As soon as I get anything firm will be posted here :-)

For Tier 3 they were going to base grant payments on the valuation office description so the VO says the LA has 200 pubs than they will get ,say £2 million (illustrative)

problem with that is the VO description is not always correct so if you have 300 pubs but 100 are described as banks,shops etc you will not get a grant for them. The LA will have to apportion the graant for 200 to 300 but all of them will be expecting the amount spouted by the government for each pub..........

Today I'm looking at 12000 properties looking for accounts where the VO description and account holders name indicate it may not be a shop but a restaurant. Not just for that scenario but all of them so we are prepared for any nonsense the govt send us

could be wasting my time but hey ho

dickbastardly

430 posts

207 months

Sunday 1st November 2020
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Hi all
Help needed.
I am trying to apply for lock-down Business Rates Grant in Wales.
Has anyone any idea what they are after with this question?

Please confirm how your businesses or organisation without the grant support the viability of the enterprise will be under threat, and outline why.

Maybe i am being a bit thick but not sure how to answer that one??