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<p>The Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) has provided and will continue
to provide generous support to self-employed people who meet the eligibility criteria.
The Government will have spent over £33 billion supporting those in self-employment
through the SEISS, making it one of the most generous self-employment income COVID
support schemes in the world.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is bringing more people
into the scheme: changes to the fourth grant mean that over 600,000 people previously
ineligible for SEISS may now be eligible, including those newly self-employed in 2019-20.
This brings the total number of people who could be eligible to 3.7m.</p><p> </p><p>The
Government recognises that some of the rules, criteria and conditions vital to ensuring
that the SEISS works for the vast majority mean that some people may not qualify.</p><p>
</p><p>Those ineligible for the SEISS may still be eligible for other elements of
the support available. The Government has decided to extend the suspension of the
Universal Credit Minimum Income Floor for three months, to the end of July 2021, so
that where self-employed claimants' earnings have fallen significantly, their Universal
Credit award will have increased to reflect their lower earnings.</p><p> </p><p>New
style Jobseeker’s Allowance is also available to individuals with sufficient National
Insurance Contributions who now work under 16 hours a week on average, and does not
assess household capital.</p><p>Self-employed people may also have access to other
elements of support available, including Restart Grants, the Recovery Loan scheme,
business rates relief, and other business support schemes.</p><p> </p>
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