One million self-employed sign up to government furlough scheme in two days, Treasury figures show As many as 440,000 signed up on Wednesday and a further 500,000 today Takes total number of Britons on furlough schemes to 8.5million and rising Government launched self-employed scheme two weeks ahead of planned date By Luke Andrews For Mailonline … Read more
Self-employed workers lodge 27,000 claims an hour after Government launches latest Covid bail-out package By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 BST, 13 May 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 13 May 2020 Desperate self-employed workers lodged more than 27,000 claims an hour for income support after the latest Covid-19 bailout was launched. While … Read more
Hundreds of thousands of small business bosses have called on the government to review qualifying criteria so they can access vital income support. More than a month after the Chancellor’s initiatives to support the self-employed during the Covid-19 crisis were announced, there are still vast numbers of small business owners and sole traders who don’t … Read more
The country has now been in lockdown for a month and the Government has tabled an unprecedented support package for businesses, worth hundreds of billions of pounds. But some workers are still worried they will lose their jobs and business owners are still fearing collapse. Today, Money Mail shines a spotlight on the cracks where … Read more
Hundreds of thousands of self-employed workers missing out on support under Government’s coronavirus aid scheme By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 BST, 17 April 2020 | Updated: 22:19 BST, 17 April 2020 Hundreds of thousands of self-employed workers are missing out on support under the Government’s coronavirus aid schemes. The Self-Employment Income … Read more
Self-employed workers caught out by the controversial ‘loan charge’ are still being chased by the taxman during the coronavirus lockdown, despite many having lost work. HM Revenue & Customs recently announced that it will not collect debts from businesses or self-employed people who find themselves in financial difficulties due to the coronavirus lockdown. But the … Read more
Chancellor Rishni Sunak unveiled a financial rescue package for the self-employed last week, which will give up to £2,500 per month in grants for at least three months. It comes as millions of self-employed workers have struggled to cope financially amid the nationwide coronavirus lockdown. They have been hit by restrictions on travel, a cut in … Read more
Ex-Cabinet minister David Davis slams Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s ‘tax raid’ on the self-employed to fund coronavirus bailout Chancellor Rishi Sunak suggests tax hike to pay self-employed coronavirus aid Mr Davis said putting taxes up for self-employed would be ‘final straw’ for many Tory sources say up to 50 Conservative MPs could back rebellion led by … Read more
SIMON WALTERS: Mr Moneybags Rishi Sunak has made it abundantly clear about coronavirus aid packages… he wants it all back By Simon Walters for the Daily Mail Published: 22:16 GMT, 26 March 2020 | Updated: 04:35 GMT, 27 March 2020 During his six weeks as Chancellor, the sight of Rishi Sunak standing at the Downing … Read more
Rishi Sunak’s multi-billion-pound coronavirus bailout has left hundreds of thousands of self-employed workers ‘close to a cliff edge’. The Chancellor unveiled a scheme handing out cash grants worth up to £2,500 a month, in a boost for taxi drivers, musicians, gig economy workers and freelancers. Many welcomed the move but some have reacted negatively, with roofers, directors, … Read more