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Payments have been made in batches this week for the Local Restriction Support Grant (LRSG) (closed) Addendum, Local Restriction Support Grant (LRSG) (closed) Addendum Tier 4 and Closed Businesses Lockdown Payment (CBLP) (one off payment).
Please allow until close of play today (Friday 22 January) to receive payments, if you haven’t received payments by then please contact grants@n-kesteven.gov.uk. For a breakdown of the grant payments please refer to the table below.
 Additional Restriction Grant (required to close)
The Council has reopened the Additional Restriction Grant (required to close) for applications from those affected by the current lockdown period who did not apply previously. This grant is aimed at supporting those businesses who rent premises but aren’t the registered rates payer, those who have property costs or those that have been required to close as per Government guidelines.
Those who have already received funding via this grant for the November lockdown must not reapply. An automated payment of £2,001 has been made to businesses who applied and were eligible for the November lockdown and this will cover the 42 day period of the national lockdown we are in at present. Only apply if you haven’t submitted to this grant previously.
If you didn’t receive funding for the November 2020 lockdown and believe you are eligible, please complete the form and provide trading evidence for the corresponding period. If indeed eligible for the November period, a grant award can be backdated. To apply please see here. The deadline for applications is Sunday 31 January 2021.
Additional Restriction Grant (ARG) Severe Impact
Following a successful Expression of Interest (EOI) phase running over the Christmas period, The Council has determined to focus this discretionary scheme on key target categories in the Hospitality and Leisure sector in order to provide support to those businesses evidence shows have been hardest hit by the second national lockdown (05/11/20 - 04-12/20) and which continue to be impacted by further restrictions continuing into 2021.
The target sector categories for this initial ARG Severe Impact are of strategic importance to North Kesteven and vital for the sustainability of the local economy and communities in The District. The ARG Severe Impact Policy and full list of eligible businesses can be found here.
Eligible businesses who completed an EOI will be contacted directly by the council while those potentially eligible businesses who did not register an EOI but for which the council already holds data will also be contacted and invited to apply by the Grants Team.
Christmas Support Payment for wet-led pubs
North Kesteven District Council has contacted and paid pubs that previously applied to the LRSG (closed) Addendum in regards to the Christmas Support Payment for wet-led pubs. If you have not been contacted and believe you are eligible, please contact grants@n-kesteven.gov.uk with the pub name and business rates number. To be eligible for this grant, pubs must derive less than 50% of their income from the sale of food. Pubs must also meet all other conditions set out in the Government guidance for this scheme, which can be found here. Please note this support grant will close on January 31 2021.
BEIS has provided the following information packs on Brexit transition changes and Sector specific Brexit transition actions.
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If you receive a call you believe to be fraudulent, hang up. If you are suspicious about an email you have received, forward it to report@phishing.gov.uk. Suspicious text messages should be forwarded to the number 7726 which is free of charge.
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