Coronavirus: Omicron Hospitality Payment

Over 3,200 businesses will be eligible for a one-off grant payment under the scheme, subject to regulations. Payment levels will align with the Net Annual Value (NAV) for the relevant business property, as follows:

• £10,000 for businesses that are the primary occupant operating from a property with a Net Annual Value (NAV) up to £15,000; or businesses that are occupied as part of a property

• £15,000 for businesses that are the primary occupant operating from a property with a Net Annual Value (NAV) between £15,001 to £51,000

• £20,000 for businesses that are the primary occupant operating from a property with a Net Annual Value (NAV) over £51,000

Eligible businesses will include:

• Restaurants licensed under Article 5(1)(e) of the Licensing (Northern Ireland) Order 1996

• Unlicensed restaurants

• Cafés

• Coffee shops

• Bistros

• Snack bars

• Public houses licensed under Article 5(1)(a) of the Licensing (Northern Ireland) Order 1996

• Social clubs and private members clubs (excluding sporting clubhouses)

• Nightclubs

Land & Property Services (LPS) will contact eligible businesses who received support from the Localised Restrictions Support Scheme (LRSS) directly during the week commencing 10 January 2022 for confirmation of relevant business information in order to enable payments for the Omicron Hospitality Payment Scheme to issue.

Hospitality businesses which did not receive support from the Localised Restrictions Support Scheme who would have been eligible for LRSS based on their current circumstances, will also have the opportunity to apply for support from this scheme using an application portal.

Further information about the Omicron Hospitality Payment will be provided on this webpage in due course. Please check back for more details after 10 January 2022.

All information about the scheme and administration of the scheme will be managed online so that Land & Property Services staff can issue payments quickly.