New round of Additional Restrictions Grants opens

New round of Additional Restrictions Grants opens

Businesses and organisations in Hammersmith and Fulham can now apply through Hammersmith & Fulham Council, for the latest round of the Additional Restrictions Grants which include a Recovery Fund and an Arts Business Fund.

These grants are aimed at helping micro and small businesses to pay towards their fixed costs from April 2021.

Self-employed people who have received Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) payments are eligible for the Recovery Fund but not the Arts Business Fund.

This grant is available to support businesses that:

  • were severely impacted by coronavirus restrictions
  • were not eligible for the Restart Grant scheme
  • have received no other government business grant funding
  • were further impacted or had to remain closed due to the delay to stage 4 of the roadmap moving to 19 July 2021

For guidance, businesses must be able todemonstrate a loss of income of at least 30%from 1  April 2021 to 31 July 2021 compared to their income during 2019 before the pandemic.

Newer businesses can provide evidence to demonstrate a loss of income of at least 30% from 1 April 2021 to 31 July 2021 compared to pre-pandemic financial forecasts.

Completed applications must be received by midnight on 5 November 2021. More details can be found here.