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The Strategic Framework Business Fund provides grants of up to £3,000 every 4 weeks for businesses that are required by law to close or alter their operations in response to regulations introduced to control the spread of COVID-19. The financial support available to businesses through this fund is responsive to the needs of businesses based on the restrictions in place in their local authority area. Betting shops are required to close in Level 4 and are therefore eligible for support through this fund, and the recently announced one-off top-up grants of £6,000 or £9,000. Businesses have to claim the Strategic Business Fund through their Local Authority to be paid that top-up. This is in addition to the Non-Domestic Rates Relief that we extended to all rate-paying businesses across Scotland at the outset of the pandemic in March. Through our Local Authority Discretionary Fund, councils can target additional support to where they feel this is needed within the context of their local economy and business community and have the option to further support betting shops in their area.

Information on available support can be found on the Find Business Support website. The website is regularly updated with information on any new support packages or changes to existing ones.