Omicron Hospitality and Leisure Grant (OHLG)
Omicron Hospitality and Leisure Grant (OHLG)
As announced by the government in December, businesses in the hospitality, leisure and accommodation sectors will be eligible for one-off grants of up to £6,000 per premises.
To be eligible for the grant you must be liable for business rates and occupying a business rated property in the city of Southampton.
The OHLG is to support businesses that offer in-person services, where the main service and activity takes place in a fixed business rates-paying premises, within the hospitality, leisure and accommodation sectors.
How much funding will be provided to businesses?
Businesses occupying hereditaments appearing on the local rating list with a rateable value:
- of exactly £15,000 or under on 30 December 2021 will receive a payment of £2,667
- over £15,000 and less than £51,000 on 30 December 2021 will receive a payment of £4,000
- of exactly £51,000 or over on 30 December 2021 will receive a payment of £6,000