BUSINESS HARDSHIP REGISTER 2.0

The Business Hardship Package (‘Hardship Package’) is an initiative to help Northern Territory businesses that have experienced significant hardship as a result of the omicron strain of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

The Hardship Package is the result of the continued commitment of the NT Government to provide urgent relief to eligible Northern Territory Businesses across all sectors. The Hardship Package provides this support through a:

1. Business Hardship Grant payment to qualifying businesses;
2. waiver of payroll tax (for payroll below $5 million) for January 2022 to March 2022 payroll tax return periods; and
3. reduction in regulated utility charges by 30% for January 2022 to March 2022

To access the Hardship Package, Eligible Businesses must be able to demonstrate, as a pre-requisite, they have experienced significant hardship as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19).

Businesses will be able to apply for inclusion on the Business Hardship Register which will allow access to the Hardship Package, including the Business Hardship Grant payment.

IMPORTANT: Please read information below to assist you in completing your application online.

BEFORE YOU BEGIN

For queries about the terms and conditions, deadlines, or questions in the form, please contact us on 1800 193 111 during business hours or email hardshipregister@nt.gov.au and quote your submission number.

Click here to view the program terms and conditions.

If you need more help using this form, download the Help Guide for Applicants or check out Applicant Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)

NAVIGATING (MOVING THROUGH) THE APPLICATION FORM

On every screen (page of the form) you will find a Form Navigation contents box, this links directly to every page of the application. Click the link to jump directly to the page you want.

You can also click 'next page' or 'previous page' on the top or bottom of each page to move forward or backward through the application.

SAVING YOUR DRAFT APPLICATION

If you wish to leave a partially completed application, press 'save and close' and log out. When you log back in and click on the 'My Submissions' link at the top of the screen, you will find a list of any applications you have started or submitted. You can reopen your draft application and start where you left off.

You can also download any application, whether draft or completed, as a PDF. Click on the 'Download PDF' button located at the bottom of the last page of the application form.

SUBMITTING YOUR APPLICATION

You will find a Review and Submit button at the bottom of the Navigation Panel. You need to review your application before you can submit it.

Once you have reviewed your application you can submit it by clicking on 'Submit' at the top or bottom of the screen or on the navigation panel. You will not be able to submit your application until all the compulsory questions are completed and there are no validation errors.

Once you have submitted your application, no further editing or uploading of support materials is possible.

When you submit your application, you will receive a confirmation email with a copy of your submitted application attached. This will be sent to the email you used to register.

If you do not receive a confirmation of submission email then you should presume that your submission has NOT been submitted.

Hint: also check the email hasn’t landed in your spam or junk email folder.

ATTACHMENTS AND SUPPORT DOCUMENTS

You may need to upload/submit attachments to support your application. This is very simple, but requires you to have the documents saved on your computer, or on a storage device.

You need to allow enough time for each file to upload before trying to attach another file. Files can be up to 25MB each; however, we do recommend trying to keep files to a maximum of 5MB – the larger the file, the longer the upload time.

COMPLETING AN APPLICATION IN A GROUP/TEAM

A number of people can work on an application using the same log in details as long as only one person is working at a time. Ensure you save as you go.

SPELL CHECK

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