Coronavirus (COVID19) updates and information
Most legal restrictions due to COVID-19 have now ended. Read the latest government advice on staying safe and helping stop the spread of COVID-19.
We are operating restricted access to council buildings with the majority of our staff working from home. Those who are homeless on the day can still come to our receptions for help. Housing and Local Land Charges customers can enter by appointment only.
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Use the links below to keep yourself up to date with local and national information regarding the COVID-19 pandemic.
Business support and grants
Business Support during Coronavirus | Arun District Council
Coronavirus (COVID-19): Business support - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Find coronavirus financial support for your business - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Financial support for businesses during coronavirus (COVID-19) - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Working safely during coronavirus (COVID-19): guidance from Step 4 - Guidance - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
General advice and information
NHS COVID-19 app
Test and Trace support payments
If you have been contacted by NHS Test and Trace and told to self-isolate and you are unable to work as a result, you may be entitled to some extra help.
Find out more and apply for a Test and Trace support payment.
Organisations that offer translation services
Arun & Chichester Citizens Advice
Phone 08082 787969 - Monday to Friday 10am to 4pm
Benefits, Housing, Employment, Debt, Immigration & Asylum, Relationships & Family, Legal, Support to apply to EU Settlement Scheme.
Community Hub
Phone 033 022 27980
Online HUB
Help or support as a result of COVID-19. They are focused on making sure they continue to support the most vulnerable people in the community.
Domestic Abuse – WSCC
Phone 07834 968539 or 033 022 28181 Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm
Email DomesticAbuseServicesCentral@westsussex.gov.uk
Online DAWSCC
WORTH Specialist Domestic Abuse Service supports people at high risk of harm or homicide as a result of domestic abuse.
NHS 111
Phone 111 - 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Online https://111.nhs.uk/
NHS 111 makes it easier and quicker for patients to get the right advice or treatment they need, for physical or mental health. If you have difficulty hearing you can access NHS 111 using the British Sign Language interpreter service. https://interpreternow.co.uk/nhs111