Government Furlough Scheme Extended For Self Employed, Furlough Scheme Extended To End Of October Rishi Sunak Says But Employers To Share Burden With Government From August Itv News

This is in addition to billions of pounds in tax deferrals.

School government notes. The government has announced a five month extension of the furlough scheme while the self employed will be eligible for a third grant worth up to 7500. 80 per cent of wages will be paid during lockdown boris johnson has announced. Job retention scheme had been due to close at end of october.

We have given the welsh government an additional 5 billion to cope with the pressures of the pandemic and we are protecting more than 68000 jobs in wales through our furlough scheme down from a peak of 378400 in june. The furlough scheme protected over nine million jobs across the uk and self employed people have received over 13 billion in support. Job retention bonus of 1000 per retained employee will not be paid in february but instead redeployed a retention incentive at the right time.

126000 people in scotland have benefitted from the self employment income support scheme. The extension to the furlough scheme for the self employed is much needed and fantastic news for cabbies across the country. The original furlough scheme was due to end in october but it was extended to cover the second lockdown period in england through to 2 december.

The furlough scheme has protected over nine million jobs across the uk and self employed people have already received over 13 billion in support. Everything we know as government agrees to pay 80 of wages until december the furlough scheme has now returned to the original form it had when it was introduced in. Extension of the coronavirus job retention scheme further the furlough scheme until the end of march.

Between march and july the government paid for 80 of furloughed workers wages up to 2500 a month and it also covered employers national insurance ni and. It highlights how the chancellor is listening to and helping those who. Get the full details of the extended furlough scheme including eligibility.

The coronavirus job retention scheme cjrs better known as the furlough scheme will be extended for another month following the announcement of a new national lockdown. This is in addition to billions of pounds in tax deferrals and grants for businesses.