HOSPITALITY businesses across Aberdeen who have been hit by the lockdown restrictions can now apply for support from the £1 million fund.
Aberdeen City Council is administering the funding, provided by the Scottish Government, which will provide grants of £1,000 and £1,500 to those most affected.
A portion of £900,000 of the fund will be allocated to these grants, with the remaining £100,000 being a discretionary fund for sectors not required to close by the regulations.
The fund will operate as a two-tiered scheme, with a smaller grant of £1,000 for businesses with a Rateable Value (RV) of under £51,000 and a larger grant of £1,500 for those businesses with a RV over £51,000.
Jenny Laing, Aberdeen City Council co-leader councillor, said: “Local businesses particularly in the hospitality industry here in Aberdeen are facing challenges never before seen and I commend them for their continued resilience.
“While the individual grants are not for a huge amount of money every penny counts in these unprecedented times.”
Businesses or premises which have been forced to close as a direct result of COVID regulations (lockdown restrictions) on August 5 are eligible to apply.
