Policy paper

COVID-19 economic support package

The government has announced today (21 December 2021) additional economic support to help businesses who have been most impacted by the Omicron variant.

• From: HM Treasury
• Published: 21 December 2021

This was published under the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

Documents

New Business Grants

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Statutory Sick Pay Rebate scheme (SSPRS)

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Details

The government has announced further support to help businesses with the impact of the Omicron variant. These factsheets set out further detail on the policies announced today.

Factsheets:

New Business Grants

The government is introducing a new grant scheme to support businesses that are experiencing difficulties because of the Omicron variant. Hospitality and leisure premises will benefit from targeted grant support. The Additional Restrictions Grant will also be topped up so local authorities (LAs) can continue to use their discretion to support other businesses in their area, based on local economic need.

Statutory Sick Pay Rebate scheme (SSPRS)

The Statutory Sick Pay Rebate scheme (SSPRS) allows small and medium sized employers to claim the costs of up to two weeks of Covid-related SSP.

Published 21 December 2021