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Small businesses eligible for £50,000 ‘bounce back’ government loans

Chloe RyanBy Chloe RyanApril 29, 20203 Mins Read
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A new 100% government backed loan scheme for small businesses has been launched. Businesses will be able to borrow between £2,000 and £50,000 and access the cash within days to help with problems caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
Loans will be interest free for the first 12 months, and businesses can apply online through a form.
Chancellor Rishi Sunak said the new Bounce Back Loans scheme, which will provide loans of up to £50,000, would help bolster the existing package of support available to the smallest businesses affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
The scheme has been designed to ensure that small firms who need vital cash injections to keep operating can get finance in a matter of days, and comes alongside the £6 billion awarded in business grants, supporting four million jobs through the job retention scheme and generous tax deferrals supporting hundreds of thousands of firms.
The government, which has been consulting extensively with business representatives about the design of the new scheme, will provide lenders with a 100% guarantee for the loan and pay any fees and interest for the first 12 months. No repayments will be due during the first 12 months.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, said: “Our smallest businesses are the backbone of our economy and play a vital role in their communities. This new rapid loan scheme will help ensure they get the finance they need quickly to help survive this crisis.
“This is in addition to business grants, tax deferrals, and the job retention scheme, which are already helping to support hundreds of thousands of small businesses.”
Business Secretary Alok Sharma said: “Our small businesses are vital in ensuring our communities thrive and will be crucial in creating jobs and securing economic growth as we recover.
“This rapid loan scheme offers additional protection so small companies across the country can get access to the finance they need immediately, as part of the unprecedented package of support we have put in place.”
The scheme will launch for applications on Monday 4 May. Firms will be able to access these loans through a network of accredited lenders.
The government will work with lenders to ensure loans delivered through this scheme are advanced as quickly as possible and agree a low standardised level of interest for the remaining period of the loan.

Other COVID-19 support schemes

  • the job retention scheme – more than 500,000 claims have been made to the value of £4.5 billion
  • business grants – half a million business properties have had access to £6 billion of business grants
  • the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme – with over 20,000 loans
  • the Covid Corporate Financing Facility, which has provided over £14 billion for larger firms
  • VAT deferrals worth billions of pounds
  • scrapped businesses rates
  • covering the cost of statutory sick pay
  • the new scheme will run alongside the existing Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) and Coronavirus Large Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CLBILS)
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Chloe Ryan

Editor of Poultry Business, Chloe has spent the past decade writing about the food industry from farming, through manufacturing, retail and foodservice. When not working, dog walking and reading biographies are her favourite hobbies.

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