More about accessing the Business Support Fund

Scottish Government Coronavirus business support fund                        

***please note that these are grants and there is no obligation on the business to repay***

Grant support is now available to help business deal with the impact of COVID-19.  The purpose of these one-off grants is to help protect jobs, prevent business closure and promote economic recovery.

Two types of grant are available to ratepayers:

• £10,000 grant to ratepayers of businesses in receipt of the Small Business Bonus Scheme or Rural Relief.  Business with a rateable value up to £18,000 are eligible.  You can also get this grant if you applied for Nursery Relief or Disabled Relief but are eligible for the Small Business Bonus Scheme.
• Retail, hospitality and leisure business ratepayers with a rateable value between £18,001 - £50,999 can apply for a one-off grant of £25,000.

This grant is being administered for your local Council on behalf of the Scottish Government.

To be eligible for the grant, the Non-Domestic Rates teams need to have been aware of your occupation on the 17th March 2020.

Fife

• Covid-19 Business Support Fund Application Form (pdf)
• Covid-19 Business Support Fund Application Form (Word)

Eligible ratepayers should apply using the above application form and return it to rates.team@fife.gov.uk

Edinburgh

https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/coronavirus-4/businesses-employers?documentId=12924&categoryId=20297

if your business is located in another Council Area, a good place to start is your local Business Gateway website. ***Remember, you must attach copies of your bank statements as applications cannot be processed without them.***

More information can also be found here.