Advice for protecting your empty business premises
While our towns are so quiet, not everyone is self-isolating at home! Vandals and villains are taking the opportunity to break into empty premises to steal anything of value,or just…
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While our towns are so quiet, not everyone is self-isolating at home! Vandals and villains are taking the opportunity to break into empty premises to steal anything of value,or just…
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The Self-employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) will support self-employed individuals (including members of partnerships) whose income has been negatively impacted by COVID-19. The scheme will provide a grant to self-employed…
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What is it? If your business is in the retail, hospitality or leisure sector, you will receive a cash grant of up to £25,000 per property. Businesses in these sectors…
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HEART – Hastings Emergency Action Response Team is a group of volunteers who are willing to be called on to assist people who may require support and can’t get out…
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The Neighbourhood Watch network in Hastings and St Leonards provides useful information about how to get involved in community support efforts. You can also sign up for email alerts from…
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Under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, all UK employers with a PAYE scheme that was created and started on or before 28 February 2020, will be able to access support…
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The temporary Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme supports small and medium-sized businesses with access to loans, overdrafts, invoice finance and asset finance of up to £5 million and for up…
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Hastings Borough Council together with a range of voluntary organisations and partners from the local community has developed a community hub to help residents in need of support during the…
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What is it? All businesses and self-employed people in financial distress, and with outstanding tax liabilities, may be eligible to receive support with their tax affairs through HMRC’s Time To…
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What is it? The Government is providing additional funding for Local Authorities to support small businesses that already pay little or no business rates because of small business rate relief…
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What is it? Businesses in the retail, hospitality and leisure sectors in England will not have to pay business rates for the 2020-21 tax year.
We will support businesses by deferring Valued Added Tax (VAT) payments due between 20 March 2020 and 30 June 2020.
What is it? The Government will bring forward legislation to allow small and medium-sized businesses to reclaim Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) paid for staff sickness absence due to coronavirus. This…
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