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<p>The objective of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme is to enable employers to
continue to keep people in employment. To achieve this, the grants compensate employers
for the payments that they are contractually obliged to make, in order to avoid the
need for redundancies. Covering discretionary payments would go beyond the objectives
of the scheme. Full guidance on how to calculate 80% of wages can be found at: <a
href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/work-out-80-of-your-employees-wages-to-claim-through-the-coronavirus-job-retention-scheme"
target="_blank">www.gov.uk/guidance/work-out-80-of-your-employees-wages-to-claim-through-the-coronavirus-job-retention-scheme</a></p><p>
</p><p>For some employees, the pay in scope for the grant will be less than the overall
sum they usually receive. The Government is also supporting those on low incomes who
need to rely on the welfare system through a significant package of temporary welfare
measures. This includes a £20 per week increase to the Universal Credit standard allowance
and Working Tax Credit basic element, and a nearly £1 billion increase in support
for renters through increases to the Local Housing Allowance rates for Universal Credit
and Housing Benefit claimants. These changes will benefit all new and existing claimants.
Anyone can check their eligibility and apply for Universal Credit by visiting <a href="https://www.gov.uk/universal-credit"
target="_blank">www.gov.uk/universal-credit</a>.</p>
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