On 21 December 2021, the Government announced a further £102 million (nationally) would be made available for local authorities through a top-up to the Additional Restrictions Grant to support businesses severely impacted by the rise of the Omicron variant.
The Additional Restrictions Support Grant - Omicron is a discretionary grant scheme and is aimed at ratepayers and non-ratepayers where their operation has been adversely impacted by the rise of the Omicron variant.
Additional Restrictions Support Grant - Omicron scheme
Applications closed on 15 March, payments for validated applications will be made no later than 31 March 2022.