Covid-19 Additional Relief Fund (CARF) Open for Application through Richmondshire District Council

The Government has launched a new Covid-19 Additional Relief Fund (CARF) of £1.5 billion. The fund is to help those businesses affected by the pandemic who have not been eligible for existing support linked to business rates. Richmondshire's share of this fund is £631,000.

This scheme applies for the financial year 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2022.

To apply businesses will need to have been:

• adversely affected by the pandemic and have been unable to adequately adapt to that impact for the 2021/22 year
• occupying rateable premises in Richmondshire and been recorded as such in the Council's records as of 15 December 2021

Those not eligible

The relief will not apply to businesses in the retail, hospitality and leisure, and nursery sectors that have already been helped via the:

• Expanded Retail Discount
• Nursery Discount
• Airport Operations Support Scheme

It will also not be awarded to: 

• those entitled to 100% Small Business Rate Relief of Rural Rate Relief
• those entitled to 80% Mandatory Charitable Relief and up to 20% discretionary top-up relief
• unoccupied businesses, other than those closed temporarily due to government Covid-19 restrictions, in the 2021/22 year.

For further details read RDCC Covid-19 Additional Relief Fund.

For further details on how to apply through Richmondshire District Council click here