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Sign in or register for an accountThe 2026 Supporting Small Business (SSB) Relief will cap bill increases for any ratepayers losing eligibility for some or all of the following reliefs due to the 2026 revaluation.
The property must be occupied to qualify for this relief.
Eligible rate payers will have the increase in their bill capped at £800 per year or by the relevant caps within Transitional relief whichever is the greater under the 2026 SSB scheme.
Further details and examples of how this will be calculated can be found on gov.uk
Duration: The 2026 SSB relief will remain in place for either three years or until the bill reaches the amount it would have been prior to the relief being awarded.
For ratepayers who received the 2023 SSB relief on 31 March 2026, which includes those who are receiving Small Business Rates Relief and/ or Retail Hospitality and Leisure Relief on 31 March 2026 will only be eligible for the 2026 SSB relief until 31 March 2027.
Charities and Community Amateur Sports Clubs, who are already entitled to mandatory 80% relief, are not eligible for 2026 SSBR.
The 2026 SSB relief scheme is likely to count as a subsidy, so can only be claimed if the business has not already exceeded the permitted UK Subsidy Control legislation, specifically the Minimal Financial Assistance threshold (MFA). The MFA threshold enables an economic actor to receive upto £315,000 in a three-year period (consisting of the 2026/27 year and the two previous financial years).
Any awards the local authority makes above £100,000 will be published on the subsidy control transparency database.
The responsibility lies with the business, on a self-assessment basis, that by accepting the relief, they will not breach the MFA limit.
There is no need to make an application for this relief, we will automatically apply the relief to your account.
After checking the eligibility criteria please contact us using the form below.
Yes, you should notify us immediately to refuse the 2026 SSB being applied to your bill.
This may be because by receiving this relief and / or have already received other subsidies totalling more than £315,000 in the rolling three-year period (2026/2027 year and the two previous financial years) which would mean your business at group level would exceed the UK Subsidy Control Minimal Financial Assistance limit.
You can notify of this using the form below, so that we can withdraw the relief.
This page was last updated on 27 February 2026