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<p>Over two thirds of eligible people in the cultural sectors have benefitted from
the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS). We’ve supported the self-employed
with over £13 billion in grants and the Chancellor has doubled the generosity of the
self-employed grant extension scheme from 20% to 40% of people’s profits. The expanded
Jobs Support Scheme, announced by the Chancellor on 22 October, will include more
generous and frequent cash grants, and more help for the self-employed.</p><p>DCMS
continues to engage with HMT to feed into their assessment of the potential impacts
of Government support. We will ensure the needs of our sectors are also factored into
the developing economic response, and that DCMS sectors, including the live music
industry, are supported throughout this time.</p><p>The Arts Council England has made
£119 million available to individuals, with £23.1 million already distributed and
£95.9 million currently available to apply for via open funds.</p><p>The £1.57 billion
Culture Recovery Fund will benefit freelancers, because it will invest in organisations
and help them to reopen, and restart performances. So far, over £500m has been announced
from the Culture Recovery Fund to protect cultural organisations across England, almost
a fifth of which has gone to the music sector.</p><p> </p>
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