Financial Assistance

29th April 2020

Nigel Holland
Government assistance update

Contents

  1. Paying your employees
  2. Paying sick pay
  3. Paying tax
  4. Business rates relief
  5. Business support grant funds
  6. Support for the self-employed
  7. Support for small and medium-sized businesses
  8. Support for large businesses

A full range of business support measures have been made available to UK businesses.

This page help businesses find out how to access the support that has been made available, who is eligible, when the schemes open and how to apply.

Find out what financial support schemes you may be eligible for

Use the business support finder to see what support is available for you and your business.

Find coronavirus financial support for your business

Paying your employees

UK-wide.

  1. Claim for wages through the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
    • 27 April 2020
    • Guidance

Paying sick pay

UK-wide.

  1. Claim back Statutory Sick Pay paid to employees due to coronavirus (COVID-19)
    • 27 April 2020
    • Guidance

Paying tax

UK-wide.

Deferral of VAT payments due to coronavirus (COVID-19)

Deferral of Self-Assessment payments due to coronavirus (COVID-19)

  1. If you cannot pay your tax bill on time
    • 11 December 2014

Business rates relief

England only (see guidance for Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales)

  1. Check if your retail, hospitality or leisure business is eligible for business rates relief due to coronavirus (COVID-19)
    • 18 March 2020
    • Guidance
  2. Check if your nursery is eligible for business rates relief due to coronavirus (COVID-19)
    • 22 March 2020
    • Guidance

Business support grant funds

England only (see guidance for Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales).

  1. Coronavirus (COVID-19): business support grant funding – guidance for businesses
    • 3 April 2020
    • Guidance

Support for the self-employed

UK-wide.

  1. Claim a grant through the coronavirus (COVID-19) Self-employment Income Support Scheme
    • 21 April 2020
    • Guidance

Support for small and medium-sized businesses

UK-wide.

  1. Apply for the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme
    • 23 March 2020
    • Guidance
  2. Apply for the coronavirus Future Fund
    • 20 April 2020
    • Guidance
  3. Apply for a coronavirus Bounce Back Loan
    • 28 April 2020
    • Guidance

Support for large businesses

UK-wide.

  1. Apply for the Coronavirus Large Business Interruption Loan Scheme
    • 21 April 2020
    • Guidance
  2. Apply for the COVID-19 Corporate Financing Facility
    • 20 March 2020
    • Guidance

Published 3 April 2020
Last updated 27 April 2020 + show all updatesContents