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Business grants are available for the November lockdown, the tier 2 December restrictions that followed, and Christmas support payments for pubs and bars.

Shops can extend their opening hours to support a safe return to the high street in December and January.

Our successful funding bid to Arts Council England’s (ACE) Cultural Capital Kickstart Fund will help us continue restoring some of our most important heritage buildings.

As lockdown lifts and businesses re-open, Brighton & Hove will be welcoming back visitors in the run up to Christmas.

Following the lockdown period that began on 5 November, an additional  business grants scheme will be available for some businesses, mainly operating in hospitality, accommodation and leisure. 

Brighton & Hove's discretionary grant fund for small businesses is coming soon. Councillors agreed the proposals at the Policy & Resources (Recovery) Sub-Committee on 29 May.

Your business may be entitled to valuable financial support to help you through the crisis – make sure you don’t miss out.

Council leader Nancy Platts on making sure we do our best to restart lives and the local economy safely. We want to protect residents and the people who work in Brighton & Hove, and help ensure that when shops and business reopen, they stay open and flourish. 

Council leader Nancy Platts sets out how the council is supporting small businesses during the pandemic and urges those eligible for the small business grants who have not yet made contact to get in touch.

A range of support measures are in place to help small businesses survive the Coronovirus crisis and we have trained additional staff to help us process all funding the government has made available, as quickly as possible.