Omicron Hospitality & Leisure Grant Programme

Under the Government’s latest round of COVID-19 support funding, announced on 21st December, the chancellor allocated a total of £700million to support businesses most affected by the Omicron variant with a one-off grant programme of additional discretionary grants.

These grants, amounting to £6.58million in Warwickshire, will be distributed by local district and borough councils over the coming weeks and links to the five district and borough schemes can be found at the end of this article.

Firms in the hospitality, leisure and accommodation sectors, many of which have seen a decline in footfall and increased cancellations due to the Omicron variant, will be able to apply for one-off grants of up to £6,000 per premises depending on rateable value:

· businesses with a rateable value of £51,000 or above: £6,000

· businesses with a rateable value between £15,000 and £51,000: £4,000

· businesses with a rateable value of £15,000 or below: £2,667

In addition, more than £100 million worth of discretionary funding is also being made available for local authorities to support other businesses in the hospitality and leisure supply chain as well as personal care services. This will be via the Additional Restrictions Grant (ARG) fund.

Most schemes across the county are live at the time of writing with all expected to be open within the coming weeks.

Omicron Hospitality and Leisure Grant – for businesses with a rateable value:

North Warwickshire 

Nuneaton & Bedworth Borough 

Rugby Borough 

Warwick District 

Stratford on Avon District 

Additional Restrictions Grant – for those unable to access the Omicron Hospitality & Leisure grant:

North Warwickshire Borough 

Nuneaton & Bedworth Borough

Rugby Borough 

Warwick District 

Stratford on Avon District