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Businesses that qualify for local restrictions support grants for the current national lockdown, tier four restrictions in December or the November 2020 lockdown are now being automatically issued with top-up grants of up to £9,000.
Over £3million in grants has been issued today (Friday 22 January) to every eligible business that the council has issued a local restrictions support grant to since November. Payments will reach bank accounts next week.
If you have been forced to close your business during national lockdowns or tier four restrictions but have not yet applied for a grant, please complete a local restrictions support grant application for the earliest date that you qualify.
Businesses eligible for tier two grants (from 3-25 December 2020) should apply separately for these grants as the criteria are different.
For more information and other grant schemes, visit: www.easthants.gov.uk/business-support
The deadline to apply for Culture Recovery Fund second round grants from the Arts Council is midday on Tuesday 26 January.
The fund issues grants of between £25,000 and £3,000,000 to successful applicants.
To find out more and apply, visit: www.artscouncil.org.uk/CRFgrants
The deadline for self-assessment tax returns is midnight on Sunday 31 January.
If you are going to struggle to pay your tax bill on time, contact HMRC now.
Find out more at: www.gov.uk/difficulties-paying-hmrc
Fraudsters are attempting to take advantage of businesses by sending phishing emails about tax returns and government grants. Some can be very sophisticated.
Always be alert to possible scams and if you spot one, report it to the National Cyber Security Centre.
Find out more at: www.ncsc.gov.uk/information/report-suspicious-emails
If you’re still working through the different ways that Brexit could affect your business, the best place to get support and information on the new rules is at: GOV.UK/transition, which includes:
You can also look for information on the Enterprise M3 Local Enterprise Partnership website: enterprisem3growthhub.co.uk/uk-transition or on the EHDC website: www.easthants.gov.uk/brexit
Dealing with stress, feeling low, worrying too much or not sleeping well? There are simple steps you can take to feel better. Complete the Mind Plan quiz to get your personalised and easy to follow NHS action plan.
Visit: www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/your-mind-plan-quiz/
We hope that you find the information in these bulletins useful. If you do, please share them with any other business owners that you think might benefit from them.
To sign up, they just need to visit: www.easthants.gov.uk/bulletins and select the ‘business news and events’ topic.
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