COVID-19 – Local Authority Coronavirus Support Links

Some of the government support for businesses and employers is being channelled through your Local Authority.

Several councils are expanding the scope of their discretionary grant schemes to support even more businesses impacted by COVID-19. To see which grants are available in your area, visit your local council’s website.

Below is a list of links to relevant coronavirus support webpages for all the North West local council websites.

Greater Manchester:

Bolton Bolton Council – Grants

Bury Bury Council – Business grants

Manchester Manchester City Council – Grants

Oldham Oldham Council – Grants

Rochdale Rochdale Council – Grants

Salford Salford Council – Grants

Stockport Stockport Council – Local Restrictions Support Grants Stockport Council – Discretionary Grants Scheme Stockport Council – Micro-business support grant

Tameside Tameside Council – Local Restrictions Support Grant Fund (Closed), Local Restrictions Support Grant (Sector) Tameside Council – Additional Restrictions Grant Fund (for domestic & commercial based businesses and Tameside Taxi licence holders) & Local Restrictions Support Grant (Open) Fund

Trafford Trafford Council – Grants (for closed businesses) Trafford Council – Grants (for open businesses) Trafford Council – Additional Restrictions (Discretionary) Grant Scheme

Wigan Wigan Council – Grants

CHALLENGES FACING BUSINESSES IN THE WAKE OF COVID-19

COVID-19 – Local Authority Coronavirus Support Links

Lancashire:

Blackburn with Darwen https://www.blackburn.gov.uk/business-rates

Burnley https://www.burnley.gov.uk/business

Chorley https://www.linkedin.com/company/chorley-council

Fylde https://new.fylde.gov.uk/coronavirus/

Hyndburn https://www.hyndburnbc.gov.uk/businesses-and-employers/

Lancaster http://www.lancaster.gov.uk/business/business-support

Pendle https://www.pendle.gov.uk/info/20030/community_advice_and_guidance/529/coronavirus_covid-19

Preston https://www.preston.gov.uk/coronavirus

Ribble Valley https://www.ribblevalley.gov.uk/info/200394/council_news/1741/coronavirus_covid-19 https://www.ribblevalley.gov.uk/news/article/1091/coronavirus_support_for_small_businesses

Rossendale https://www.rossendale.gov.uk/info/210167/emergencies_and_safety/10860/coronavirus_update

South Ribble https://www.southribble.gov.uk/coronavirus

West Lancashire:

Wyre https://www.wyre.gov.uk/news/article/1807/coronavirus_covid-19_information

Blackpool https://www.blackpool.gov.uk/Campaigns/Coronavirus/Coronavirus.aspx#BusinessSupport

Cheshire:

Cheshire East https://www.cheshireeast.gov.uk/business/business_information/business-support-covid-19-coronavirus.aspx https://www.cheshireeast.gov.uk/business/business_rates/business_rates.aspx http://candwgrowthhub.co.uk/covid-19/

Cheshire West and Chester https://www.cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk/news-and-views/incidents/coronavirus-covid-19/businesses-and- employees.aspx

Halton https://www3.halton.gov.uk/Pages/business/businessrates.aspx

CHALLENGES FACING BUSINESSES IN THE WAKE OF COVID-19

COVID-19 – Local Authority Coronavirus Support Links

Warrington https://www.warrington.gov.uk/business-support-coronavirus-update

Merseyside:

Knowsley Metropolitan https://www.knowsleynews.co.uk/coronavirus-what-you-need-to-know/

Liverpool https://www.liverpool.gov.uk/communities-and-safety/emergency-planning/coronavirus/businesses-and-employers/

Sefton http://www.investsefton.com/

St Helens https://www.sthelens.gov.uk/public-health-and-wellbeing/coronavirus/

Wirral https://www.wirral.gov.uk/health-and-social-care/coronavirus-updates/financial-aid-businesses