Coronavirus support and advice for businesses in Scotland
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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
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.
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Latest updates
- Some grant schemes are currently closed: Youth Arts Access Fund, Museums and Galleries Scotland Recovery and Resilience Fund, Culture Collective Fund, Youth Arts Access Fund, Creative Communities Fund and the Pivotal Event Businesses Fund. Full list of funds that have closed
- Get the details you need to apply to the Scottish Wedding Industry Fund that will open to applications this week (25 January 2021)
- The Scotland Inbound Tour Operators Fund is now open for expressions of interest (22 January 2021)
- Funding to support childminders will open to applications soon (21 January 2021)
- The Travelling Showpeople Fund will support travelling show people in Scotland whose work and income has been negatively affected by COVID 19 (20 January 2021)
- The Sector and Destination Operational and Market Readiness Fund will help Scottish tourism sector groups and destination organisations prepare for a post-COVID-19 environment (20 January 2021)
- Current lockdown measures will stay in place across mainland Scotland and some island communities until at least the middle of February (19 January 2021)
- Licensed taxi or private hire drivers who have received state benefits are now eligible to receive a one-off grant of £1,500 (19 January 2021)
- All travellers to Scotland from outside the Common Travel Area must self-isolate for 10 days (18 January 2021)
- All country exemptions will be suspended
- Travellers must also have a negative Covid-19 test result taken three days or less before departure
Funds due to go live in January 2021
- Marine and Outdoor Tourism Fund - You may be eligible for this fund if you operate an outdoor tourism or marine tourism business anywhere in Scotland and need support with recommissioning costs in advance of the next season
- Brewer Support Fund - additional funding for Scotland’s brewing sector administered through local authorities
- Travel Agents Fund - additional funding for Scotland’s Travel Agents administered through local authorities
- Indoor Football Centres - additional funding for Scotland’s Indoor Football Centres administered through local authorities.
Funds due to go live in February 2021
- Tour Operators Fund - an £11.8 million package of support for international inbound, coach tourism and domestic tour operators
- Visitor Attractions Fund - £5 million will be made available to support businesses which typically charge admission for sightseeing
- Ski Centre Support Fund - a £2 million fund will be made available to support businesses
- Visitor Accommodation Hostels Fund - £2.3 million will be made available to support businesses operating low-budget shared accommodation
- Large (7 or more guests) Self-Catering Grant - a £7 million support fund will be made available to businesses leasing self-catering accommodation
- Exclusive Use Grant Self-Catering - the fund will also be available to businesses operating accommodation such as lodges and holiday homes
- Mobile Close Contact Services, Hairdresser and Driving Instructor Support Fund - early February
- Newly Self-Employed Hardship Fund - early February
- Event Industry Support Fund
Upcoming funds
- Local Authorities Discretionary Fund - date to be confirmed
- Museums and Galleries Scotland Recovery and Resilience Fund Top Up - date to be confirmed