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Check which schemes are available now and your eligibility for them.
Select the schemes you believe you are eligible for payment under.
You can only apply for one Business Rates Account (one property) within this application.
You will need to make a seperate application for any other Business Rates Accounts you hold.
You need to upload the following evidence so we can process your application:
When you click the 'Next' button you will be taken to the bank details page.
LRSG open is a scheme for businesses working in hospitality or leisure, who are registered for business rates.
For further information see our website (link opens new tab).
If you intend to apply for this grant, you must also provide us with some additional information later in this form.
Upload evidence showing the difference between fixed costs and monthly turnover pre Covid-19 restrictions (March 2019-March 2020) and during Covid-19 restrictions (April 2020-now).
We need to see rental costs, insurance, utilities, other ingoings and outgoings etc.
It is crucial that as a business, you are making a positive contribution to Camden's economy, you hold social value, and you adopt responsible working practices.
If your application is successful, receiving a grant will be conditional on the following requirements:
You will commit to engage with the council on projects relating to Inclusive Economy and Sustainability, such as employment initiatives supporting local people back to work.
You agree to monitor and evaluate your business activity, to help measure the impact of the fund.
You agree to sign the declaration below, as confirmation of that commitment.
This form must be signed and all details where known completed by the ratepayer.
Where, for example, the ratepayer is a company or partnership, it should be signed by a Director of the company or by one of the partners in the firm.
It is important that they state their capacity within the organisation for signing this document
The London Borough of Camden is committed to protecting public funds. We have put processes in place to identify and prevent fraud.
Where it is alleged or considered that an application may have been made fraudulently, the matter will be investigated. If fraud is found to have occurred, action may be taken to recover the monies.
This may include criminal proceedings.
EU state aid rules no longer apply in the UK. However from 4 March 2021 new subsidy rules apply to this grant scheme on the basis of article 3.4 of the Trade and Cooperation agreement. For the purposes of this grant, this takes the form of three subsidy allowances. 1) Small Amounts of Financial Assistance Allowance (up to £335,000 over the fiscal years to 2 March 2021)
2) the COVID-19 Business Grant Allowance (an additional £1,600,000 of the first allowance is reached)
3) the COVID-19 Business Grant Special Allowance (a further allowance of £9,000,000 if the second allowance is reached and subject to certain conditions including having at least a 30% decline in income and the grant payment not exceeding 70% of the applicants uncovered fixed costs)
This results in a potential total allowance of £10,935,000.
To confirm this, we advise you read the official guidance on the .gov.uk website (particulary paragraph 88 onwards).
This information is required only for collecting equality and inclusion data relating to our grant schemes. Your responses have no impact on the outcome of your application which is assessed solely on your responses to previous questions and the supporting evidence provided only.