On Monday 9^th November, Hartlepool Borough Council announced further financial support for Hartlepool businesses with Local Restriction Support Grants.

• Local Restrictions Support Grants (Closed Businesses) which covers businesses required to close, or substantially close, during the period of national restrictions or under Local Covid-19 Alert level ‘Very High’ (Tier 3) restrictions.
• Local Restrictions Support Grants (Open Businesses) scheme covers hospitality, accommodation and leisure businesses that were open but severely impacted by Local Covid-19 Alert Level ‘High’ (LCAL 2) restrictions.

If you consider your business to be eligible for this scheme when national restrictions do not apply you must complete the additional declaration on the closed scheme application form. For information about the support available, the qualifying criteria and to access the application form, please visit here. If you have any questions specifically about either of the above two grants programmes, please contact the council’s Business Rates Team by email at businessrates@hartlepool.gov.uk or call (01429) 284277.

For other support please contact the Economic Growth & Regeneration Team by email at business.support@hartlepool.gov.uk or call (01429) 867677. 

Further information about Covid-19 guidelines and other business support is available here.