The Public House Table Service Restrictions Fund will provide financial support to public houses that were required to introduce table service to help control the COVID Omicron variant from December 2021.

The grant is a one-off payment at the rate of:

• £2,500 for businesses with a rateable value of £51,000 or less
• £5,000 for businesses with a rateable value over £51,001

The deadline to apply is 11 February 2022.

To be eligible for this fund, applicants must be licensed and trading as a public house. Other hospitality registered businesses, nightclubs, licensed clubs, restaurants and cafes are not eligible .

This funding is only available to businesses that function only as a public house.

Further guidance on eligibility is available on the Scottish Government website.