HMRC announces additional online support for self-employed applying for SEISS fourth grant
The fourth Self-Employment Income Support Scheme grant is worth up to £7,500.
15:07, 11 MAY 2021
Application for the fourth SEISS grant are open until June 1, 2021 (Image: Getty Images)
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Supporting authors and writers through the Covid-19 crisis and beyond
Westminster s All Party Writers Group sets out the impact of the pandemic on authors earnings and proposals for future recovery.
LONDON, May 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ The All Party Parliamentary Writers Group (APWG) has laid bare Covid-19 s devastating impact on the livelihoods of the UK s authors and writers and, in its latest report published today, has set out a Ten Point Plan to help post-pandemic recovery.
The report is the latest calling for further targeted support for the country s fragile creative and cultural sectors beyond the emergency funding so far, and for better engagement by Government with the creative workforce itself, including the vast number of freelancers, and not just industry.
Brokers warn the problem is far from over for self-employed applicants
Self-employed people who used government grants or furloughed employees are being penalised by mortgage lenders, which see the use of support schemes as a “red flag”.
Prospective borrowers have been shut out of the market since the crisis hit last year, with only high earners being encouraged to apply.
While some lenders have begun to relax lending restrictions for the self-employed, brokers said the problem was far from resolved.
Several banks are not accepting applications from anyone who received a grant under the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme after July 2020.
Rural residents are more at risk of financial hardship and vulnerability after the coronavirus pandemic MANY MORE rural residents will be at risk of poverty and financial hardship after lockdown ends unless action is taken, a new study has warned. The study into the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic and lockdowns on people in Harris, East Perthshire and Northumberland, was carried out by Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC), Newcastle University and the Impact Hub Inverness It found that as government support schemes end, and other sources of support become more constrained, rural residents will be more at risk of financial hardship and vulnerability – unless appropriate action is taken.
Warning over SEISS scam sending people to bogus websites
People searching online could be sent to fraudulent websites
The Government has issued a warning (Image: Getty Images)
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The Government is warning people to watch out for a new scam targeting people who are trying to claim support through the SEISS scheme.