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<p>The Government is supporting the self-employed through an unprecedented package
of measures during this period of disruption. Measures include a temporary relaxation
of the earnings rules (known as the Minimum Income Floor) for self-employed claimants
who are sick or self-isolating according to Government guidance. The Government has
extended this to all self-employed claimants, not just those directly impacted by
the virus, ensuring those affected by the economic impact of the outbreak are supported.</p><p>
</p><p> </p><p>On 26 March, the Chancellor announced a world-leading scheme to support
the UK’s self-employed affected by Covid-19. The Self-employment Income Support Scheme
(SEISS) will support self-employed individuals, including members of partnerships,
whose income has been negatively impacted. The scheme will provide a grant to self-employed
individuals or partnerships, worth 80% of their profits up to a cap of £2,500 per
month.</p><p> </p><p>Details of Government support for business during the Coronavirus
outbreak can be found at: <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.businesssupport.gov.uk%2Fcoronavirus-business-support%2F&data=02%7C01%7Ccate.hilton%40beis.gov.uk%7C90d398d15faf4942b8d908d7d2301305%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C637208976226401453&sdata=Qt8XQRrn3A920j65lToNKQGO82IkzYQIJXEt777EfgY%3D&reserved=0"
target="_blank">www.businesssupport.gov.uk/coronavirus-business-support/</a>.</p>
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