Coronavirus Local Restrictions Support Grant

The Local Restrictions Support Grant (LRSG (Closed)) supports businesses that have been required to close due to temporary local restrictions.

Businesses that were open as usual and were then required to close due to local restrictions (local COVID alert level: Very High) may be eligible for LRSG (Closed). Eligible businesses are entitled to a cash grant from their local council for each 14 day period they are closed.

Eligibility
Your business may be eligible if it:

• is based in England
• occupies property on which it pays business rates (and is the ratepayer)
• is in an area of local restrictions and has been required to close because of local restrictions that resulted in a first full day of closure on or after 9 September
• has been required to close for at least 14 days because of the restrictions has been unable to provide its usual in-person customer service from its premises.

For example, this could include non-essential retail and personal services that operate primarily as an in-person venue, but which have been forced to close those services and provide a takeaway-only service instead.

Eligible businesses can get one grant for each non-domestic property within the restriction area.

The precise set of businesses eligible for the scheme may vary between each local council area under local restrictions in recognition of the specific conditions in each area.

Businesses excluded from the fund
You cannot get funding if:

• you can continue to operate during the period of restrictions because you do not depend on providing direct in-person services from your premises (for example, accountants)
• local restrictions are introduced for less than 14 days or you are closed for less than 14 days
• you have chosen to close, but have not been required to close as part of local restrictions
• your businesses has been subject to national closures, since 23 March 2020, such as nightclubs (these are eligible for other grant support (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/check-if-your-nightclub-dance-hall-or-adult-entertainment-business-is-eligible-for-a-coronavirus-grant-due-to-national-restrictions))
• you have exceeded the permitted state aid threshold

You must notify your local council if your situation changes and you no longer meet the eligibility criteria.

How to apply
Visit your local council’s website to find out how to apply.