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Further £1.9m support secured for Omicron-affected small businesses in the Liverpool City Region
Having already successfully distributed more than £44m in emergency funding to more than 4000 businesses across the city region, the Liverpool City Region has secured a further £1.9m to support local businesses affected by the Omicron variant of COVID-19, in particular those in the hospitality, leisure and accommodation sectors.
The original £44m from the government’s Additional Restrictions Grant scheme was secured by Metro Mayor Steve Rotheram, following negotiations with government when the city region was first put into Tier Three restrictions in October 2020.
Taken together with the £8.1m Trading On Scheme currently being distributed by the city region’s six local authorities to small and medium-sized businesses, this additional funding takes the total secured by the city region from the Government’s Additional Restrictions Grants to £54 million.
In a joint statement, Liverpool City Region Metro Mayor Steve Rotheram, Cllr Mike Wharton, Leader, Halton Borough Council, Cllr Graham Morgan, Leader, Knowsley Borough Council, Mayor Joanne Anderson, Liverpool City Council, Cllr Ian Maher, Leader, Sefton Borough Council, Cllr David Baines, Leader, St. Helens Borough Council and Cllr Janette Williamson, Leader, Wirral Borough Council said:
In addition to the national Omicron Leisure and Hospitality Grant, administered by local authorities for businesses in commercial premises who have been impacted by Omicron, the Liverpool City Region has been awarded £1.87m from the Government’s additional £102m for local authorities in England. This funding is intended to support small and micro businesses outside the business rates system, that have been seriously affected by Omicron, in particular those in the hospitality, leisure and accommodation sectors. Grants will be distributed on a “first come, first served” basis.
One-off grants of £1,000 are available for home-based businesses and £3,000 for businesses with commercial premises.
For more information on the individual schemes, including eligibility and how to apply, businesses should visit their local council website. Applications will open at 10am on Monday, 24 January, 2022.
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