Burnley and Padiham businesses to receive new lockdown grants worth up to £9k

The grant will be provided on a per-property basis and is being made available in addition to further discretionary funding administered by Burnley Council.

The one-off top-ups will be granted to closed businesses as follows:

- £4,000 for businesses with a rateable value of £15,000 or under

- £6,000 for businesses with a rateable value between £15,000 and £51,000

- £9,000 for businesses with a rateable value of over £51,000

Businesses should apply to their local authorities.

Burnley MP Antony Higginbotham said: "Throughout this pandemic our local businesses have proved to be resilient in the face of enormous challenges, but this latest set of measures will be very tough.

"That's why it's so important we get further support to them as soon as possible.

"Coming on top of the other grants that are available, and schemes like furlough and rate relief, it should ensure that our businesses get through this period and can bounce back quickly once the vaccine roll-out has progressed.

"These grants will be administered locally as before, and any business struggling to access them should contact me or the council for support."

The grant is expected to benefit more than 600,000 business properties, and will be worth £4 billion in total across all nations of the UK.

A further £594 million is also being made available for Local Authorities and the Devolved Administrations to support other businesses not eligible for the grants, that might be affected by

the restrictions.

Chancellor Rishi Sunak said: “The new strain of the virus presents us all with a huge challenge - and whilst the vaccine is being rolled out, we have needed to tighten restrictions further.

"Throughout the pandemic we’ve taken swift action to protect lives and livelihoods and today we’re announcing a further cash injection to support businesses and jobs until the spring.

"This will help businesses to get through the months ahead – and crucially it will help sustain jobs, so workers can be ready to return when they are able to reopen."