Coronavirus Walloon Region: new allowance for non-profit associations – allowance 17

Author: Anne Ghysels (Legal Expert)
Read time: 4min
Publication date: 12/10/2021 - 07:48
Latest update: 13/10/2021 - 10:45

The Walloon government grants a new allowance to non-profit organisations that were forced to close on 19 October and 2 November 2020, provided certain conditions are met.

This aid is now accessible to you via the Walloon Region's on-line platform. You must apply for this allowance by 28 October 2021 at the latest.

Are you entitled to this aid?

You must:

  • be a non-profit association;
  • be subject to VAT;
  • employ at least 1 person (in 2021) with an employment contract and employ less than 250 people (in FTE in 2021);
  • carry out an economic activity, i.e. an activity consisting of offering goods or services on a given market;
  • have a social purpose of an economic nature;
  • have a public funding which does not exceed 50% outside the employment aid on the basis of the approved 2019 accounts;
  • not have benefited from COVID aid granted by another region in the context of the Covid 19 crisis for an amount equal to or greater than the minimum intervention amount.

What is the amount of the aid?

The amount of your aid depends on your sector of activity (based on your NACE code) and the number of employee (expressed in full-time equivalents).

This number corresponds to the average number of employees in 2019 employed under an employment contract in all the operating offices of your npa corresponding to the number of work units (WU), calculated on the basis of your DmfA declarations for 2019.

Sectors closed since 19 October 2020 (part A)

You must:

  • have an establishment in the Walloon Region and carry out your activity before 19 October 2020;
  • have been obliged to cease your activity;
  • carry out an activity falling under one of the following NACE codes:

NACE code

Description of the activity

56.101

Full-service catering

56.102

Limited service catering

56.301

Cafés and bars

56.302

Discotheques, dance halls and the like

56.309

Other drinking establishments

93.110

Operation of sports facilities

93.121

Activities of football clubs

93.122

Activities of tennis clubs

93.123

Activities of other ball sports clubs

93.124

Activities of cycling clubs

93.125

Activities of martial arts clubs

93.126

Activities of water sports clubs

93.127

Activities of equestrian clubs

93.128

Activities of athletics clubs

93.129

Activities of other sports clubs

93.130

Fitness facilities

93.199

Other sports activities

93.211

Fairground activities

93.212

Operation of amusement and theme parks

93.291

Operation of snooker and billiard halls

Your aid amounts to:

Category (FTE)

< 1

1 to 4

5 to 9

10 to 249

€4,000

€6,500

€9,500

€12,000

Sectors closed since 2 November 2020 (part B)

You must:

  • have an establishment in the Walloon Region and carry out your activity before 2 November 2020;
  • have been obliged to cease your activity on 2 November 2020;
  • carry out an activity falling under one of the following NACE codes:

NACE code

Description of the activity

47.990

Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets

55.202

Holiday and other short-stay accommodation

55.300

Camping grounds, recreational vehicle parks and trailer parks

56.210

Event catering activities

59.140

Motion picture projection activities

82.300

Organisation of conventions and trade shows

85.510

Sport and recreation education

85.520

Cultural education

85.532

Flying and sailing instruction

90.021

Promotion and organization of performing arts events

90.041

Operation of theatres, concert halls and the like

90.042

Operation of cultural centres and multifunctional cultural halls

91.030

Operation of historical sites and buildings and similar visitor attractions

91.041

Botanical and zoological gardens

92.000

With regard to amusement arcades, casinos and betting shops

93.292

Operation of recreational areas

93.299

Other amusement and recreation activities

96.021

Hair care

96.022

Beauty care

96.040

Physical well-being activities

96.092

Tattooing and piercing services

 

Your premium amounts to:

Category (FTE)

< 1

1 to 4

5 to 9

10 to 249

€3,250

€5,500

€7,500

€9,750

What do you need to do?

You must complete the application form on the website www.indemnitecovid.wallonie.be (allowance 17). This was posted on-line on 29 September 2021.

You must complete it by 28 October 2021 at the latest.

Source: Decree on the granting of a supplementary allowance to non-profit associations that carry out an economic activity in the context of the COVID-19 crisis, Belgian Official Gazette of 07.04.2021.

 

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