The government has launched the COVID-19 Additional Relief Fund (CARF).
This will support businesses affected by the pandemic who are ineligible for existing support linked to business rates.
The total funding made available for local authorities is £1.5 billion. Cornwall’s share is £9.46 million.
Eligibility and our policy
This discretionary relief scheme is available only to reduce eligible business rates liability for 2021/22.
Cornwall Council has now adopted a CARF scheme. Full details of the scheme and eligibility criteria are available in our full policy.
Our scheme has been devised based on the guidance provided by the Government.
Funding from the CARF scheme will not be awarded to businesses who received, or were eligible for, support from:
- the Extended Retail Discount (covering Retail, Hospitality and Leisure)
- the Nursery Discount, or
- the Airport and Ground Operations Support Scheme
Eligible businesses have already been identified. We have sent a revised bill and letter explaining the scheme to all those businesses.
If you have not heard from us, and after reading the details of our scheme and eligibility criteria, you think you should be eligible for a reduction through our CARF scheme please get in touch.
The easiest way to contact us is by using our online contact form.
You can use the form to tell us why you think you should be eligible based on our policy, and provide appropriate information to support your request.