Territory Business Lockdown Payment Program

This grant is now closed.

A fifth round of the Territory Business Lockdown Payment was established to provide immediate financial support to businesses during a lockdown.

Read the full terms and conditions:

Who can apply

To participate in the program a business must meet the definition of an eligible business and the business located in the lockdown area.

An eligible business can only apply once for a grant, regardless of the number of premises it has.

An eligible business must be all of the following at the date of the lockdown announcement:

is located within a declared lockdown area
is a Territory enterprise
holds a valid Australian Business Number (ABN)
was providing goods and / or services to the public wholly or substantially in the Northern Territory (NT)
trading with an annual turnover of at least $75,000 and less than $10 million
have fewer than 20 full-time equivalent (FTE) employees
stopped, suspended or reduced trading due to the lockdown and turnover reduced by 50% or more.

Workers employed by a business or employer are not eligible to take part in the program.

Applications are closed.

Applications are assessed in order of the date and time received.

If eligible, you will receive $1,000 within three to five business days of approval.

You must have a Northern Territory Government vendor ID.

Go to InvoiceNTG to find out how to register your business.

Date	Activity
17 December 2021	Applications for lockdown payment 5 open
17 December 2021	Assessment of applications commence
4 January 2022 at 4pm Applications close (extended from 24 December) ACST	Applications close

The program will start when a lockdown is in place, as directed by the Chief Health Officer for the NT.

You may find the answers to your questions in the terms and conditions PDF (293.4 KB).

For more information or to find other types of support for your business, call a small business champion 1800 193 111.

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