COVID-19 UPDATES

The Government is providing updated advice.  Follow the link.  https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus

The Government’s recovery strategy (May 2020)

Latest Advice (24/06/2020)

Reopening your business safely (June 2020)

Find out how to make your workplace Covid secure (June 2020)

Check if you should go back to work (June 2020)

Your responsibilities as an employer 

Self employed people and sole traders

Working safely. Sector by sector government advice for safe practices (May 2020)

The Chancellor has set out a package of temporary, timely and targeted measures to support public services, people and businesses through this period of disruption caused by COVID-19 as follows:

This includes a package of measures to support businesses.  These are set out below and include the following:

1. A Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
2. Deferring VAT and Income Tax payments and the HMRC Time to Pay Service
3. Self Employment Income Support Scheme
4. Statutory Sick Pay Relief Package
5. Cash Grants (updated)
6. Business Rates Support (updated)
7. Business Interruption Loan Scheme (updated)

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How the government are helping the self-employed (Information from Wellers Accountants)

Additional Government Loan Support (Updated 5 May)

Covid -19 Route Map Business Assistance

More information on the Job Retention Scheme (the Furlough Scheme)

Claim for wages through the Furlough Scheme (Updated 30 April)

What to do if you’re employed and cannot work (Updated 8 April)

Application for Grants, Cherwell District.

Application for Grants, South Northants District.

Small Business & Retail Hospitality & Leisure Grant

Government instructions on which businesses and premises required to close (Updated 1 May 2020)