Coronavirus support and advice for businesses in Scotland
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You may also be eligible for other sources of funding, but we suggest you look into these first.
Strategic Framework Business Fund
If your business is registered for non-domestic rates and is required to close by law or to significantly change its operations due to COVID-19 restrictions, you should apply for the Strategic Framework Business Fund.
The fund can provide grants of up to £3,000 every 4 weeks depending on the rateable value of your premises.
In addition, you may be eligible for a one-off grant of between £6,000 - £25,000 depending on your business's size and sector.
Business Rates Relief
The Scottish Government has introduced extra rates relief discounts to help owners of non-domestic properties, including businesses, deal with the impact of coronavirus.
Extra reliefs will be available to non-domestic properties from 1 April 2020 to 31 March 2021.
The discounts include:
- 1.6% relief on all non-domestic properties in Scotland
- 100% rates relief for retail, hospitality and leisure businesses
- Small Business Bonus Scheme
- Payment deferral
- Support for water bills
You may also be eligible for other sources of funding, but we suggest you look into these first.
Self-Employment Income Support Scheme
If you're self-employed or a member of a partnership and have been affected by the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis, you can apply for a taxable grant equal to 80% of your average monthly trading profits through the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme.
The grant will be paid out in a single instalment and capped at £7,500 altogether.
Newly Self-Employed Hardship Fund
This grant scheme is designed to help alleviate financial hardship for newly self-employed people. To be eligible for this grant, you must have been operating your business before 17 March 2020, lost income as a result of Covid-19 restrictions, and meet all of the eligibility criteria.
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Upcoming and recently opened funds - February 2021
Now open for applications
Campervan and Motorhome Rental Operators Fund (from 11 March)
Hostel COVID-19 Business Support and Continuity Fund - Strand 2 (from 9 March 2021)
Scotland Inbound Tour Operators Fund (from 4 March)
Temporarily paused
Hardship Fund for Creative Freelancers (reopening 15 March)
Screen Hardship Fund (reopening 15 March)
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Latest updates
- Campervan and Motorhome Rental Operators Fund now open for applications (11 March 2021)
- Help to Grow programme: Management and Digital - register your interest now (11 March 2021)
- UK businesses can benefit from temporary tax reliefs on qualifying capital asset investments from 1 April 2021 (10 March 2021)
- Hostel COVID-19 Business Support and Continuity Fund: Strand 2 open for applications (9 March 2021)
- Food production and processing businesses encouraged to sign up for routine staff COVID-19 testing (5 March 2021)
- Hardship Fund for Creative Freelancers and Screen Hardship Fund - applications temporarily paused, reopening 15 March (5 March 2021)
- New Recovery Loan Scheme announced to help UK businesses grow and recover from the coronavirus pandemic (4 March 2021)
- A fourth Self-Employment Income Support Scheme grant covering February to April 2021 has been announced (4 March 2021)
- Temporary reduced rate of VAT for hospitality, holiday accommodation and attractions has been extended (4 March 2021)
- Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme has been extended until 30 September 2021 (4 March 2021)
- employers must contribute toward the cost of furloughed employees' wages from 1 July 2021
- See list of funds that have already closed