BUSINESSES in Copeland will receive one-off payments of £4,000, £6,000 or £9,000 as early as next week. The Closed Business Lockdown Payment will automatically be paid on or around January 20 for those that have already applied for the Local Restrictions Support Grant (closed) payments. Copeland Borough Council said those that have not already applied for this grant to do so before the closing date of March 31, 2021. All businesses that are automatically paid will receive an email confirmation from the Council’s Business Rates team via GOV.UK Notify. The top-up lockdown payment will help support eligible businesses through the current national lockdown measures imposed by the Government on January 5, and will be awarded in addition to the Local Restrictions Support Grant (closed) scheme.
More than 660 businesses in Copeland will receive more than £1.5 million in grants this week. The grants are being made to 667 businesses, eligible for the Local Restriction Support Grant (closed), that have been forced to close as a result of Government restrictions during December and January. The payments.
New support for Eden firms affected by coronavirus
11/01/2021
Eden District Council has announced a new round of grants for local businesses affected by Cumbriaâs December Tier 2 restrictions.
The newly launched Local Restrictions Support Grant (Open) is available for those firms which, although were legally allowed to stay open, were still severely impacted by the Tier 2 restrictions which were in place in Cumbria between December 2 and December 30.
The grant is aimed specifically at businesses impacted by Tier 2 restrictions and not the pandemic as a whole.
Applicants should be able to demonstrate an impact due to the December restrictions, which included no travel allowed from Tier 3 and 4 areas, restrictions on household mixing inside, rule of six outside and a maximum of 15 people for weddings.
Members of the British Institute of Innkeeping (BII) have reported varying experiences of local authorities paying out grant support, with one-in-seven still waiting for a single payment.