Beauty Industry to Close in Wales, Small Business to get £1,000 Support

The First Minister a short, sharp firebreak will be introduced across Wales at the end of this week to help regain control of coronavirus. This means that a series of restrictive measures will be in place from 6pm Friday 23 October until the start of Monday 9 November 2020.

In Wales, all close contact services including hairdressers, barbers, beauticians, tattooists, and sports and massage therapists are required to close. Within this time, the Welsh government has provided the first set of information on the government support available - with further details to follow.

• £1,000 for every business covered by small business rate relief

• Up to £5,000 for small and medium retail, leisure and hospitality, received automatically

• Additional discretionary grants for businesses struggling from restrictions

The UK government’s support package for employees and self-employed including the Job Support Scheme and the Self-Employed Income Support Scheme will also be available in Wales.