This page contains information and advice for businesses on both support available, how to stay safe, and key policy changes in light of the Coronavirus pandemic.

The Government have set out a package of measures to support businesses including a dedicated portal for business which is available here . This sets out how to access the support that has been made available, who is eligible, when the schemes open and how to apply.

For further support you can contact the Government's Business Support Helpline on 0300 456 3565 and the HMRC helpline on 0800 0159 559, or use their online support tools available here .

Links to further information on key policies, support measures and advice, including for specific sectors, are available below. 

Guidance for employers

• Guidance for employers and businesses
• What you need to do and how to keep employees safe
• How to clean workplaces safely
• Statutory Sick Pay (SSP): Employer guidance
• Annual leave rule changes
• What to do if an employee needs time off to look after dependents
• Apprenticeship programme response

Support for businesses

• Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
• Deferring VAT and Income Tax payments
• Claiming back Statutory Sick Pay
• Small Business Grant Fund
• Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme
• Coronavirus Large Business Interruption Loan Scheme
• Tax helpline for businesses affected by Coronavirus
• Ban on evictions for commercial tenants
• Guidance for landlords
• Guidance for businesses requested to close
• Guidance for further business closures, including a list of those affected  

Support for self-employed and sole traders

• Self-Employment Income Support Scheme
• Self-employment and Universal Credit
• Mortgage payment holidays

How businesses can help

• Offer support from your business
• Call for businesses to make NHS ventilators 

Information by sector

Agriculture

• Farming, land owners and rural businesses

Charities

• £750 million support funding announced

Construction

• Construction sites and safe working

International businesses

• Guidance for businesses trading internationally
• Changes to export license applications

Health and care services

• Guidance for health professionals , including care and admissions to care homes

Hospitality and Leisure

• Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Grant Fund
• Guidance for food businesses

Manufacturing

• Letter from the Business Secretary to the manufacturing sector

Nurseries

• Check if your nursery is eligible for business rates relief

Public sector suppliers

• Payment of suppliers

Retail

• Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Grant Fund
• Letter from the Business Secretary to the retail sector

Social Care 

• Guidance for residential care, supported living and home care

Trades

• Carrying out work in people's homes safely

Transport sector

• Drivers' hours' relaxation  
• MOTs for Lorries, buses and trailers
• Guidance for staff in the transport sector
• Guidance for freight transport businesses
• Guidance for shipping and sea ports businesses
• Funding support for air navigation service providers