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Local Restrictions Support Grants (LRSG) and Additional Restrictions Grant (ARG): guidance for local authorities (10 November 2020)
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Local Restrictions Support Grants (LRSG) and Additional Restrictions Grant (ARG): guidance for local authorities
This is guidance for local authorities on paying grants to support businesses during the November to December 2020 national lockdown and periods of local restrictions.
Published 3 November 2020
Last updated 10 November 2020 — see all updates
From:
Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
Applies to:
England
Documents
Local Restrictions Support Grant (Closed) Addendum
PDF, 98.6KB, 4 pages
Local Restrictions Support Grant (Closed)
PDF, 321KB, 19 pages
Additional Restrictions Grant (ARG)
PDF, 273KB, 17 pages
Local Restrictions Support Grant (Open)
PDF, 260KB, 18 pages
Local Restrictions Support Grant (Sector)
PDF, 254KB, 17 pages
Details
These schemes, all delivered through local authorities, are to support local businesses during the 5 November to 2 December 2020 national lockdown and during periods of local restrictions. The guidance is for use by local authorities and sets out the eligibility criteria, operation and delivery details for each strand of the schemes.
Support for businesses during the national restriction period, 5 November to 2 December 2020
The national restrictions from 5 November to 2 December 2020 require businesses to close in order to manage the spread of coronavirus and save lives. Businesses in other sectors that aren’t required to close will also be affected by the restrictions.
Two of the funds, the LRSG (Closed) Addendum and the Additional Restrictions Grant, are available to support businesses throughout this period of national restrictions.
LRSG (Closed) Addendum grant
Businesses required to close due to national ‘lockdown’ restrictions will receive grants of up to £3,000 per 28-day period under the LRSG (Closed) Addendum, an extension of the LRSG (Closed) scheme.
Additional Restrictions Grant (ARG)
The Additional Restrictions Grant (ARG) provides additional funding for local authorities, in Local COVID Alert Level Very High areas, to support businesses that have had their trade affected by the restrictions. This includes:
- closed businesses that don’t pay business rates
- businesses that have not been required to close, but are still severely impacted
Each local authority has the discretion to establish business grant schemes or other business support as best fits their area.
Support for businesses during periods of local restrictions
Local Restrictions Support Grant (Closed)
LRSG (Closed) provides grants to businesses in the highest band of local restrictions – Local COVID Alert Level 3 (Very High) – which have been required to close during periods of local restrictions.
Funding of up to £3,000 per 28-day period is available. During the period of national restrictions this grant is superseded by Local Restrictions Support Grant (Closed) Addendum.
Local Restrictions Support Grant (Open)
Where local authorities were subject to Local COVID Alert Level High and / or Local COVID Alert Level Very High restrictions, this grant allows local authorities to make discretionary payments to support businesses that were impacted by the restrictions, but not required to close.
Local Restrictions Support Grant (Sector)
LRSG (Sector) provides grants of up to £3,000 per 28-day period to be made to businesses like nightclubs that were required to close on a national basis since 23 March 2020. It is possible that – as part of future efforts to control the spread of coronavirus – further business property types are closed on an England-wide basis. If so, these businesses will also be eligible for these grants once they have been closed for 14 days.
The LRSG (Sector) scheme is effective from 1 November 2020.
Published 3 November 2020
Last updated 10 November 2020 + show all updates