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<p>The Government is committed to supporting people through this unprecedented time.
We have introduced a number of measures, including the Self-Employment Income Support
Scheme and the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS), as well as ensuring Statutory
Sick Pay (SSP) is payable from day 1, to ensure people are supported.</p><p> </p><p>Unemployed
people who are not eligible for SSP or CJRS, may be able to claim Universal Credit
(UC), ‘new style’ Jobseeker’s Allowance, or ‘new style’ Employment and Support Allowance,
and this will include those people who are self-isolating in accordance with government
guidelines.</p><p> </p><p>People on zero hour contracts who are already claiming UC
do not need to take any actions, as UC will auto adjust to represent the income received
within that assessment period.</p><p> </p><p>More information about the support available
during the Covid-19 outbreak is available at: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/coronavirus"
target="_blank">www.gov.uk/coronavirus</a>.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p>
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