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The Financial Times and The Sunday Times have reported on the teething problems of the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme Only 5,000 struggling small businesses have received cash under the Treasury’s coronavirus loans scheme more than three weeks since it was launched — raising concerns that emergency money is not…

The Small Business Grant Fund and the Hospitality and Leisure Grant Fund do not have an implementation deadline. The schemes will be administered by local authorities.   The government’s loans scheme for coronavirus-struck businesses has been criticised by a former governor of the Bank of England, as it emerged that…

Chancellor outlines new coronavirus support measures for the self-employed The Chancellor Rishi Sunak today announced the next economic steps to help the self employed. 26 March 2020 (Transcript of the speech, exactly as it was delivered)   Good afternoon. Today I can announce the next step in the economic fight…

Claim for your employees’ wages through the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme Find out if you’re eligible and how much you can claim to cover wages for employees on temporary leave (‘furlough’) due to coronavirus (COVID-19). https://www.gov.uk/guidance/claim-for-wage-costs-through-the-coronavirus-job-retention-scheme…

Claim back Statutory Sick Pay paid to employees due to coronavirus (COVID-19) Find out if you can use the Coronavirus Statutory Sick Pay Rebate Scheme to reclaim employees’ coronavirus-related Statutory Sick Pay (SSP). The online service you’ll use to reclaim SSP is not available yet. HMRC will announce when the service is…