Apply for the micro-business grants today
If you’re a micro-business (small business, sole trader or not-for-profit organisation with aggregated annual turnover between $30,000 and $75,000) impacted by the recent COVID-19 restrictions, you may be eligible to apply for Micro Business Grant.
Application will close at 11.59pm on 18 October 2021.
Micro Business Grant
- A fortnightly payment of $1,500 to cover business expenses for the duration of the Greater Sydney lockdown
- Payments will be made in arrears with the first payment backdated to 26 June 2021
Eligibility
- Have an active Australian Business Number (ABN) registered in, or demonstrate your business was primarily operating in, NSW as at 1 June 2021
- Have had aggregated annual turnover between $30,000 and $75,000 for the year ended 30 June 2020
- Have experienced a decline in turnover of 30% or more due to the public health orders
- Over a minimum 2-week period within the Greater Sydney lockdown
- Commmenced 26 June 2021 and due to end 30 July 2021
- Compared to the same period in 2019
- Have business costs for which no other government support is available
- Have not applied for either the 2021 COVID-19 business grant or the JobSaver payment
- Maintain your employee headcount as at 13 July 2021 while receiving payments from this grant, if you’re an employing business
- Have this business as your primary income source, if you’re a non-employing business such as a sole trader
Note:
- Non-employing businesses are not eligible to apply for this grant if anyone associated with the business or who derives income from it has received the Commonwealth COVID-19 disaster payment
- For employing businesses, your employees can receive Commonwealth COVID-19 disaster payments if you receive this grant
- Businesses that received the $1,500 small business fees and charges rebate can apply for this grant
Evidence to support eligibility
When applying for this grant, you must:
- Declare that you meet the eligibility criteria
- Submit evidence of:
- Your business’ decline in turnover of 30% or more over a minimum 2-week period within the Greater Sydney lockdown
- An aggregated annual turnover between $30,000 and $75,000 for the year ended 30 June 2020
- Lodge other supporting documents, as required, to demonstrate you meet the eligibility criteria.
Where required, evidence must be in the form of a:
- Letter from a qualified accountant, registered tax agent or registered BAS agent, or
- Business bank account statement, or
- Business activity statement (BAS), or
- Australian income tax return or Notice of Assessment