Tag: funding

What COVID 19 loans and grants are available

For many UK businesses, the COVID 19 loans and grants have become a vital lifeline to help stabilise their business during the pandemic.  On 17 December the UK Chancellor extended access to the Bounce Back Loan Scheme (BBLS), and the […]

Deadline for SEISS is 21 January 2021

There were no changes to the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) announced alongside the CJRS extension. The reason for this was the SEISS already runs through to the end of April 2021. However, we’d like to highlight the deadline for […]

Tougher criteria for third SEISS grant

Applications for the third Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) grant opened from 30 November, and you have until 29 January 2021 to make a claim. Be warned, however, that some of the conditions for this grant are different from those […]

CBILS: the key to winter survival

A recent survey of small businesses has revealed that only a quarter of them are confident of their survival into 2021, with many worried about cash flow. Those businesses that took out Bounce Back Loans (BBLs) have already used up […]

CLAIM YOUR “FURLOUGH” GRANT BY 14TH

On 17 December 2020, the Chancellor announced a further one-month extension of financial support under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) to the end of April 2021. Currently, the Government will pay 80% of the salary of employees for hours […]

MAKE A CLAIM IF YOU ARE WORKING FROM HOME

With more of us working from home there is good news from HMRC that employees can now make a claim for tax relief to cover some of their costs while they are working from home. The previous rule for employees […]

What support is available for businesses impacted by Lockdown 2.0?

What support is available for businesses impacted by Lockdown 2.0?

The First Minister’s recent announcement for a short, sharp lockdown will see a number of ‘non-essential businesses’ move into Level 4 and shut their doors again. We understand this is concerning and confusing for businesses.  That’s why we’ve summarised the […]

WHAT IS THE KICKSTART SCHEME AND HOW CAN EMPLOYERS APPLY?

The Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) Kickstart Scheme portal is open and available for employers to apply. The Scheme is designed to support young people aged between 16-24 who are currently on Universal Credit and at risk of long-term […]

FURLOUGH EXTENSION

GOVERNMENT EXTENDS FURLOUGH TO MARCH AND INCREASES SELF-EMPLOYED SUPPORT SCHEME As the lockdown has now started for England and continues elsewhere, the Government has changed its mind again about business supports and decided to extend the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme […]

SUPPORT FOR THE SELF-EMPLOYED HAS BEEN EXTENDED

The UK Government announced more support will be available for the self-employed in the form of two grants.  Each grant is available for three-month periods covering November 2020 to January 2021 and February 2021 to April 2021. Eligibility for Grant […]

THE JOB SUPPORT SCHEME STARTS 1 NOVEMBER 2020

The Job Support Scheme (JSS) starts on 1 November and provides different types of support to businesses so they can get the assistance according to their situation. To prepare employers for the Job Support Scheme (JSS) we explain: the types […]

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