Covid-19 Business Support

Government Financial Support for Employees and the Self Employed

On 31 October, it was announced that the Job Retention Scheme (furlough) will be extended until December 2020. The Job Support Scheme which was due to start on 1 November 2020, has been postponed until December. Employers small or large, charitable or non-profit, are eligible for the extended Job Retention Scheme, which will continue for a further month. Employees will receive 80% of their current salary for hours not worked, up to a maximum of £2,500. Businesses will have flexibility to bring furloughed employees back to work on a part time basis or furlough them full-time, and will only be asked to cover National Insurance and employer pension contributions which, for the average claim, accounts for 5% of total employment costs.
The Job Support Scheme, which was scheduled to come in on Sunday 1st November, has been postponed until the furlough has ended.
The Self-employment Income Support Scheme Grant (SEISS) has been extended. It aims to support self-employed individuals whose income has been negatively impacted by COVID-19.  The scheme extension provides support to the self-employed in the form of two grants, each available for three month periods covering November 2020 to January 2021 and February 2021 to April 2021.
For more information on the scheme please visit here.

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