Non-essential retail, hospitality, accommodation, leisure, personal care and gym businesses may be eligible for the new scheme. As part of Project Restart, non-essential retailers can claim up to £6,000, while businesses in the hospitality, accommodation, leisure, personal care and gym sectors could get up to £18,000. To be eligible businesses must occupy commercial premises and have a business rates account in their name. The amount awarded depends on the rateable value of the premises and type of business. Watford Borough Council explained businesses that successfully applied for the Local Restrictions Support Grant and have been receiving automatic payments need to complete a new application to receive the Restart Grant as no automatic payments will be made.
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Can our High Streets survive the pandemic?
During one week in lockdown, we spoke to local traders on Deptford High Street. What follows is snapshot of how many small local businesses are struggling to survive Covid
Deptford Highstreet. Pic: Isabelle Walker by Eastlondonlines/ April 6, 2021/
By Niamh Houston, Caitlin Tilley and Isabelle Walker
It was a normal week in lockdown, and the usually bustling and vibrant Deptford High Street was quiet. Many of the shops were boarded up, and some seemed to have permanently closed down. Shoppers were few and far between, even during the lunchtime rush, and the shops that were open were almost empty. It was clear the high street had been hit hard by the pandemic, and on the day we took our snapshot – March 5 2021 – 102 of the 167 businesses were closed due to lockdown restrictions; that’s 61 per cent.