More than 2m self-employed have claimed £6bn in coronavirus grants

More than two-million self-employed have claimed £6billion in coronavirus grants in just FIVE DAYS, says Chancellor Rishi Sunak Government’s self-employed bailout opened to applications just five days ago  More than two million have claimed total of £6billion in grants, Rishi Sunak says  Huge sums will raise fresh concerns about government’s coronavirus liabilities   Here’s how to … Read more

One million self-employed sign up to government furlough scheme in two days, treasury figures show

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 Covid claims an hour

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

A million self-employed people are unable to access coronavirus income support

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

Self-employed and small firms are being denied vital financial support

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

Self-employed workers missing out on support under Government’s coronavirus aid schemes

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