Free Business Support

St Albans City and District Council is working with the Health Protection Board and eight other Districts and Boroughs in Hertfordshire to offer a range of free business support to help you trade safely and grow.

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Details on non-repayable Covid grants and links to the application forms can be found below.

Financial support for businesses impacted by the Omicron variant

Omicron Hospitality and Leisure Grants

On 21 December 2021, Government announced the introduction of grant support for hospitality and leisure businesses in England. See announcement here: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/1-billion-in-support-for-businesses-most-impacted-by-omicron-across-the-uk.

This scheme provides support in the form of a one-off grant to hospitality, leisure and accommodation Businesses only, in recognition that the rise of the Omicron variant means that these business types are likely to struggle over the coming weeks.

• Businesses occupying hereditaments appearing on the local rating list with a rateable value of exactly £15,000 or under on 30 December 2021 will receive a payment of £2,667.
• Businesses occupying hereditaments appearing on the local rating list with a rateable value over £15,000 and less than £51,000 on 30 December 2021 will receive a payment of £4,000.
• Businesses occupying hereditaments appearing on the local rating list with a rateable value of exactly £51,000 or over on 30 December 2021 will receive a payment of £6,000.

This grant scheme is now closed. Any eligible business which has made an application prior to the 19th of March 2022 should receive a payment by the end of March 2022.

Additional Restrictions Grant Scheme

Omicron Discretionary Support Grants

This grant scheme is now also closed. If you have been asked to provide additional evidence / information to support your application, this must be provided by Friday the 25th of March 2022. All Discretionary Grant Support must be assessed by the end of March 2022 and if you fail to provide the information we have requested, or provide it after this deadline, we will be unable to make an award and you may miss out on financial support. 

Fraud prevention

Please note - we have been made aware of a number of 'scams' in circulation relating to grants and other financial support. Please be careful if you receive a phone call or an e-mail requesting bank details or asking for other personal information. If you believe someone has claimed or received a grant they are not entitled to, please e-mail as much detail as possible to fraud@stalbans.gov.uk