Non-Domestic Rates – Food and Drink Hospitality Rates Relief 2026-27
On 3 December 2025, the Minister for Finance and Local Government announced a temporary relief scheme for 2026 -2027.
The relief is being offered from 1 April 2026 and will be available until 31 March 2027.
- This support recognises the range of cost pressures facing eligible businesses and coinciding with increased non-domestic rates bills for many in the sector. We will make full use of additional consequential funding from the UK Government’s relief for pubs and music venues in England, together with the Welsh Government’s own funds, to extend the range of businesses supported in Wales.
- Eligible ratepayers will receive 15% non-domestic rates relief in 2026-27. As with similar temporary support in previous years, the relief will be capped at £110,000 per business across Wales. The relief will be awarded using the discretionary powers of local authorities, following applications from eligible ratepayers after 1 April 2026.
All businesses are required to make a declaration that the amount of relief they are seeking across Wales does not exceed this cap, when applying to individual local authorities.
