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<p>The objective of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme is to enable employers 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, for example commission, would go beyond
the objectives of the scheme.</p><p> </p><p>The Government recognises that for some
employees, the pay in scope for this emergency grant package will be less than the
overall sum they usually receive. The Government is supporting people on low incomes
who need to rely on the welfare system through a significant package of temporary
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 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">https://www.gov.uk/universal-credit</a>.</p>
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