Over £121.34 million in total has been paid out to 11,000 business in Kirklees since the start of the pandemic under Covid support grants. We have already released 2,204 payments for the new national lockdown grant, plus the new one-off ‘Closed Businesses Lockdown Payment’ announced by government on the 5 January. These payments should reach accounts by 20 January and
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Following the Prime Minister’s announcement last week that we have returned into a national lockdown. We have seen on our social media channels that you have some general questions related to business grants which we’ve answered below. All information is correct as at 13 January 2021.
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Kirklees’ COVID-19 infection rates are continuing to fall, but as we head into the festive period, we risk them rising quickly again if we don’t remain vigilant, warns the council’s director of public health.
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We have made an extra £50,000 available to support vital community groups and organisations in local places across Kirklees.
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Businesses affected by the Covid-19 restrictions can now apply for financial grants through Kirklees Council’s website.
The Government have launched four new grant schemes to help those businesses that continue to be the most severely impacted by restricted socialising and national lockdown measures.
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A hairdresser in Oakenshaw has been given a £1,000 fine after refusing to close in line with national lockdown rules.
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Government has announced that Kirklees is within Tier 2 of the new COVID-19 restrictions system to be introduced Wednesday 14 October.
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We have launched a new scheme to support people who need to self-isolate because of COVID-19. Anyone who is unable to do their job and is in receipt of certain benefits is now able to claim £500 to support them during their isolation.
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