Anyone got the 10k business Rates relief grant yet?

[Lomaximus]

As per title!? Anyone got the 10k business Rates relief grant yet? Not heard anything from the council. We have full business rates relief. We have filled out the banking form.

 

[The Soup Dragon]

not heard a thing from the council and their website says don't contact them they will sort it out

 

[Stedurham]

Yeah In bank Friday 10k I’m in Durham though

 

[Lomaximus]

Yeah In bank Friday 10k I’m in Durham though

Did they ask you for any more details or just pay it in?

 

[Mister B]

We've heard nothing. Zip. Nada. Nothing. Council website says please be patient, they're hoping to write to all eligible businesses by the 3rd April.

Mister B

 

[Stedurham]

They sent letter saying we might be eligible, then had to fill it bank details address details like vat number etc was in bank few days later

 

[Gordon - Commercial Finance]

We’ve got an application in and they said 10 days-ish. It’s only been 8 so far so we’ll wait and see.

 

[Lomaximus]

What a monumental waste of time & money writing to eligible people. We are all well aware of what’s going on!

 

[Lomaximus]

What a monumental waste of time & money writing to eligible people. We are all well aware of what’s going on! It should be apply on line and email back if you are or not eligible.

 

[alan1302]

What a monumental waste of time & money writing to eligible people. We are all well aware of what’s going on!

From comments on this forum a lot of people have no idea

 

[Stedurham]

Writing is as everyone’s closed haha but they did e mail after that
Payment within few days can’t fault them well impressed
Shame will need more in few months or totally pointless anyway

 

[Opinion87]

Online application form went live this morning where I am.

 

[Lomaximus]

Ive been talking to a few business owners from different districts. None have had any sign yet apart from one in Bristol where they have asked him for his last 3 years of returns!? He says hes been paying rates there for last 15 years!!

 

[Gres]

Ive been talking to a few business owners from different districts. None have had any sign yet apart from one in Bristol where they have asked him for his last 3 years of returns!? He says hes been paying rates there for last 15 years!!

Don't know if this helps. Completed the form online last Friday and had confirmation today it will be in our account by 6th April

 

[MissBling]

As per title!? Anyone got the 10k business Rates relief grant yet? Not heard anything from the council. We have full business rates relief. We have filled out the banking form.

I’ve just received the 25k grant into my bank today

 

[Bluejen84]

Our council applications online went online late this afternoon. I'll fill ours out tomorrow then we'll see.

 

[create]

No, nothing yet but I only applied on Monday this week. Could really do with the money as I only have £13.40 left in the account...

 

[sminter1st]

Applied Monday, received this morning, (phew!), (Northumberland Council)

 

[Phil.]

One question for you, are these two schemes one and the same? I read them as being two separate schemes.

Cash Grant for Retail, Hospitality and Leisure

Small Business Grant Funding

So we can be awarded 10k for the Small Business Grant Funding Scheme as we already pay little or no business rates because of small business rate relief (SBRR).

But we can also claim for Cash Grant for Retail, Hospitality and Leisure as we are retail?

Thanks,

 

[sminter1st]

One is for under £15,000 rateable value, one for over £15,000

 

[Lomaximus]

Spoke to Stockport Council this morning... well I spoke to receptionist... the business rates team are too busy to speak to anyone as they are apparently writing letters to all people that might be eligible.... for the love of god!

 

[Phil.]

Thats a shame. It's not worded very well as it the Cash Grant for Retail, Hospitality and Leisure is only for specific sectors whilst the other is just if you pay little to no business rates. Could have made it clearer I think.

https://www.businesssupport.gov.uk/small-business-grant-funding/

The Government is providing additional funding for Local Authorities to support small businesses that already pay little or no business rates because of small business rate relief (SBRR), rural rate relief (RRR) and tapered relief. This will provide a one-off grant of £10,000 to eligible businesses to help meet their ongoing business costs.

https://www.businesssupport.gov.uk/cash-grant-for-retail-hospitality-and-leisure/

If your business is in the retail, hospitality or leisure sector, you will receive a cash grant of up to £25,000 per property.

Businesses in these sectors with a property that has a rateable value of £15,000 and under may be eligible for a grant of £10,000.

Businesses in these sectors with a property that has a rateable value of over £15,000 and less than £51,000 may be eligible for a grant of £25,000.

 

[Phil.]

Lomaximus - we're in Manchester and have heard nothing so far.. that said the office is closed and the shutter is down so we'll not get any post anyway

 

[Opinion87]

Thats a shame. It's not worded very well as it the Cash Grant for Retail, Hospitality and Leisure is only for specific sectors whilst the other is just if you pay little to no business rates. Could have made it clearer I think.

https://www.businesssupport.gov.uk/small-business-grant-funding/

The Government is providing additional funding for Local Authorities to support small businesses that already pay little or no business rates because of small business rate relief (SBRR), rural rate relief (RRR) and tapered relief. This will provide a one-off grant of £10,000 to eligible businesses to help meet their ongoing business costs.

https://www.businesssupport.gov.uk/cash-grant-for-retail-hospitality-and-leisure/

If your business is in the retail, hospitality or leisure sector, you will receive a cash grant of up to £25,000 per property.

Businesses in these sectors with a property that has a rateable value of £15,000 and under may be eligible for a grant of £10,000.

Businesses in these sectors with a property that has a rateable value of over £15,000 and less than £51,000 may be eligible for a grant of £25,000.

The complete guidance can be found here;

https://assets.publishing.service.g...usiness-grant-fund-and-retail-guidance-v3.pdf

 

[kulture]

One question for you, are these two schemes one and the same? I read them as being two separate schemes.

Cash Grant for Retail, Hospitality and Leisure

Small Business Grant Funding

So we can be awarded 10k for the Small Business Grant Funding Scheme as we already pay little or no business rates because of small business rate relief (SBRR).

But we can also claim for Cash Grant for Retail, Hospitality and Leisure as we are retail?

Thanks,

They are two schemes BUT you can only get one grant per property. So you can only apply for one.

 

[Richard Cole]

I have two shops, one of which council has said should be paid into my account early next week. other is in a different county and that council has said payments will be made by the end of next week., Fingers crossed otherwise very clenched bottom time.

 

[The Soup Dragon]

Applied online Monday its in my account today

 

[Porky]

My office has RV of £18,000 and the council have rejected our £10k grant application. We are stuffed. This was a lifeline.

We don’t qualify for the higher grant as the business is not leisure, restaurant or a pub so declined for that also.

I hear MPs are getting £10k to help them work at home. Meanwhile my business will likely have to lay staff off. Oh and the council took £900 off us this week for first instalment of rates. You couldn’t make it up.

 

[anonuk]

We applied 28th April and have not heard anything from our council yet. I know of others on our estate that have already received their grant so not very happy.

 

[Richard Cole]

Received mine just gone midnight, last night, phew, was in desperate need to go towards rent and suppliers.

 

[Hunnie]

We applied online on 30th March and got our £10,000 grant on Monday 6th April but they had rang and emailed to check things after we filled in the online form so I think this delayed it.
I would say to check your councils website as after all most people have closed their businesses so no point in the council sending letters there.

 

[resin flooring]

Just received email and checked bank account and very happy to see £10K has been paid in by Basildon council
very helpful and gratefully received

 

[CVB]

Yes. Got it in Monmouthshire! A lifeline. I am an IT consultant with an office so not a shop or anything like that. Got the £10,000 grant.

 

[Stedurham]

How long will 10k last though? It’s not enough just too longs closing, we won’t be open for at least another 3 weeks and money will be really low even by then

 

[Hunnie]

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Expect it's meant to last 3 months as that's what they are paying self employed in June back dated 3 months.

 

[DavidWH]

@Phil. where abouts in Manchester?

We're based in Salford, submitted the information online, but not received any grant yet, not heard of any local businesses receiving theirs yet either.

https://www.salford.gov.uk/cvbusiness

 

[annajg]

Nothing from Cheshire East either and lots of people asking on council Facebook pages what is going on with no reply. They are asking us not to call and not replying to e-mails. Great.

 

[anonuk]

We are in Lancashire and not heard anything. A neighbour has said they got there’s but who knows. We applied within a couple of hours of our council releasing the form.

 

[Gordon - Commercial Finance]

We heard back exactly 10 days after applying, but only to discover we didn’t actually register for rates when we moved in! Nightmare.

Fortunately my landlord is down for the rates as default, so we’ve come to an arrangement and he has submitted an application now.

 

[Stedurham]

It’s not going to last me 3 months so if that’s the plan they are way off. Once 10k has gone I’m just gona pay everyone and shut it down cheaper than staying open. Decided from start with no definate end I’m not going to start burning my month