The Director of City Development has approved
the following in relation to the Covid-19 Additional Restrictions
Grant (ARG) Allocation:
• Businesses that received a one-off grant payment through
Covid-19
Discretionary Grant Funds (DGF) Scheme One to cover up to 100% of
their
fixed property costs for Quarter 1 FY 2021/22 will receive a
further one-off
grant payment to cover the additional four week period of
restrictions up to
19th July. This will be calculated on a pro-rata basis. This will
support 630
businesses at an approximate cost of £800,000
• Nightclubs will be awarded a one-off grant payment to cover
the additional
four week period of restrictions up to 19th July since they were
unable to
operate until this date. This will be calculated on a pro-rata
basis and will
support 16 businesses at a cost of £69,442.
• Travel agents in receipt of a mandatory Restart grant will
be awarded a one-off grant payment. Travel agents were categorised
as retail businesses under the Restart scheme. The grant payment
will ‘top up’ their Restart grant to the level of a
general leisure business. This will support 38 businesses at a cost
of £253,324.