Eating out scheme starts today

13 July 2020

From today businesses can register for the Government’s “Eat Out to Help Out” scheme.

Under the scheme, announced by the Chancellor in his Economic Statement, diners receiving a government-backed discount on food and non-alcoholic drinks to eat in at participating venues.

It will be available Mondays to Wednesdays from 3 to 31 August 2020. Diners will receive a 50 per cent discount, up to a maximum of £10 per person, with the venue able to claim back to money from the Government.

To participate, firms must sell food for immediate consumption on the premises and have been registered as a food business with the relevant local authority on or before 7 July.

Find out more and register here.

Henrietta Brealey (pictured), director of policy and strategic relationships said: “It is a novel policy but we are looking forward to seeing the results. The hospitality industry is traditionally busiest just before and during the weekend and under Covid-secure guidelines many businesses are operating at significantly reduced capacity.

“If this new scheme can help spread demand more evenly through the week and tempt more diners safely back onto highstreets than this will be a very welcome new approach.

“We would encourage applicable hospitality venues across Birmingham to look in to this new scheme – the discounts are repaid by Government so there is no direct cost to the business of getting involved.

“As always, we hope to see the government putting businesses’ needs first in the design of the backend of this new system, ensuring the promptest possible payments and minimum amount of admin required to ensure claims are legitimate.”

Find out more about the policies announced in the Chancellor’s Economic Statement in this GBCC briefing paper here.

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