Covid Additional Relief Fund (CARF)

Following the passing of the Rating (Coronavirus) and Directors Disqualification (Dissolved Companies) Act 2021 on 15 December 2021, the Government has launched the COVID-19 Additional Relief Fund (CARF) to support businesses affected by the pandemic who are ineligible for existing support linked to business rates (such as previous COVID related reliefs) in the 2021/22 financial year.

The total funding made available for local authorities is £1.5 billion. Gedling’s share is £1,189,282

Gedling Borough Council has now adopted a CARF scheme and eligible businesses have already been identified.

We have sent a revised bill and letter explaining the scheme and how the relief has been allocated to all those businesses.

Our scheme has been devised based on the guidance provided by the Government, full details of the scheme and eligibility criteria are available in our guidance

Subsidy Control

In accordance with Government guidance, provision of CARF is likely to amount to a subsidy.  Any relief provided by Local Authorities under the CARF Scheme will need to comply with the UK’s domestic and international subsidy control obligations.

Further details of the UK’s subsidy control rules can be found at www.gedling.gov.uk/subsidy

If you have been identified as eligible and have had a letter detailing your award you have the following options: