The government has announced a number of different covid-19 grants to support businesses. Each grant is for different business types and based on specific periods of time when areas were under national or local restrictions. Croydon Council are soon to launch the second phase of (ARG) grants for Croydon. This will be open to sole traders among other organisations, subject to meeting the eligibility criteria which will be published soon. More details here: https://new.croydon.gov.uk/.../support-grants-businesses-0