Omicron Support Grants

Hospitality

For the purposes of this scheme, a hospitality business is defined as a business whose main function is to provide a venue for the consumption and sale of food and drink:

• Businesses offering in-person food and drink services to the general public.
• Businesses that provide food and or drink to be consumed on the premises, including outdoors.

Eligible hospitality businesses:

• Food courts
• Public houses
• Pubs and restaurants
• Roadside restaurants
• Wine bars
• Cafes

For these purposes, the definition of a hospitality business excludes food kiosks and businesses whose main service (generating 50% income or more) is a takeaway (not applicable to those that have adapted to offer takeaways during periods of restrictions, in alignment with previous COVID-19 business grant schemes).

Leisure

For the purposes of this scheme, a leisure business is defined as a business that provides opportunities, experiences and facilities, in particular for culture, recreation, entertainment, celebratory events and days and nights out:

• Businesses that may provide in-person intangible experiences in addition to goods.
• Businesses that may rely on seasonal labour.
• Businesses that may assume particular public safety responsibilities.
• Business that may operate with irregular hours through day, night and weekends.

Eligible leisure businesses:

• Casinos and gambling clubs
• Cinemas
• Museums and art galleries
• Stately homes and historic houses
• Theatres
• Zoos and safari parks
• Amusement parks
• Wedding venues
• Events venues
• Nightclubs and discos
• Arenas
• Concert halls
• Tourist attractions
• Theme parks
• Amusement arcades
• Soft play centres or areas
• Indoor riding centres
• Clubs and institutions
• Village halls
• Scout huts, cadet huts, etc.

For these purposes, the definition of a leisure business excludes all retail businesses, coach tour operators, and tour operators.

Accommodation

For the purposes of this scheme, an accommodation business is defined as a business whose main lodging provision is used for holiday, travel or other purposes:

• Businesses that provide accommodation for 'away from home' stays for work or leisure purposes.
• Businesses that provide accommodation for short-term leisure and holiday purposes.

Eligible accommodation businesses:

• Caravan parks
• Caravan sites and pitches
• Chalet parks
• Coaching inns
• Country house hotels
• Guest houses
• Hostels
• Hotels
• Lodges
• Holiday apartments cottages or bungalows
• Campsites
• Boarding houses
• Canal boats or other vessels
• B&Bs
• Catered holiday homes
• Holiday homes

For these purposes, the definition of an accommodation business excludes private dwellings, education accommodation, residential homes, care homes, residential family centres and beach huts.