Staggering number of people who work and still have to use food banks People s lives are being needlessly swept into poverty
10:48, 14 MAR 2021
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Food banks in Sefton are being visited by people working “low income” jobs more than anyone else.
In the last five years, food bank use has increased by 75%.
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SEISS, or the Self Employment Income Support Scheme, was extended by Chancellor Rishi Sunak in his recent Budget, providing an important lifeline to millions of self-employed individuals. Mr Sunak also extended the terms of the scheme to allow, as the Government claims, an extra 600,000 people to potentially benefit from the scheme. Many will be keen to understand how the next self-employment grants will work and any steps they may need to take ahead of time.
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