Self-employment Income Support Scheme

(asked on 24th April 2020) - View Source

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he plans to take to extend the Self-employment Income Support Scheme to (a) businesses and (b) individuals that do not currently qualify for that scheme.


Answered by
Jesse Norman Portrait
Jesse Norman
This question was answered on 4th May 2020
The Government has designed measures that can be operationalised quickly and effectively. It continues to work with stakeholders to make sure funding reaches those who need it most, keeping all policies under review. Some 95% of people who receive the majority of their income from self-employment stand to benefit from the scheme as it stands and anyone requiring support before the beginning of June should have access to other measures appropriate to their individual circumstances. These include the relaxation of the earnings rules in Universal Credit.

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