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<p>The Government has delivered to Local Authorities over £700 million for grants
to support businesses most impacted by Omicron, part of a £1 billion wider support
package announced by the Chancellor on 21 December.</p><p> </p><p>The Omicron Hospitality
and Leisure Grant supports businesses that offer in-person services, where the main
service and activity takes place in a fixed rate-paying premises, in the hospitality,
leisure and accommodation sectors. For the purposes of this scheme, the definition
of a leisure business excludes gyms and sports businesses where physical exercise
or training is conducted on an individual basis or group basis. The funding supports
sectors where social mixing is a primary motivation for consumers. <br> <br> Alongside
the Omicron Hospitality and Leisure Grant, more than £100 million worth of Additional
Restrictions Grant discretionary funding has also been made available to Local Authorities
in England to support other businesses severely impacted by Omicron. Gyms, yoga studios
and other sports businesses may be eligible for this scheme. Local Authorities have
discretion to allocate this funding to businesses most in need.</p><p>The Guidance
for both OHLG and ARG schemes can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/local-restrictions-support-grants-lrsg-and-additional-restrictions-grant-arg-guidance-for-local-authorities"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/local-restrictions-support-grants-lrsg-and-additional-restrictions-grant-arg-guidance-for-local-authorities</a></p><p><br>
On top of wider economic support, the Government announced a £100 million support
fund for Local Authority leisure centres to ensure these important facilities remain
available once public health restrictions are lifted.</p><p><br> Sport England has
provided £270 million directly to support community sport clubs and exercise centres
through this pandemic, via a range of funds. This includes £8,991,129 on multisport
projects which included yoga, and of which £108,573 was specifically to fund yoga.</p>
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