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22 Oct 2020 Coronavirus

Rishi Sunak Is Boosting The Furlough Replacement Scheme And Offering New Cash Grants After A Backlash From Firms In Tier 2 Lockdowns

The Chancellor has unveiled a fresh financial rescue package with an increase in support for businesses in Tier 2 lockdowns.

17 Sep 2020 Coronavirus

Government must U-turn over coronavirus support for excluded groups and the self-employed

Through no fault of their own, an estimated 3 million people have had no proper financial support over the past six months. The government’s next U-turn must be to overturn this huge injustice.

17 Aug 2020 Economy

Millions of self-employed to claim up to £6,570 as second stage of coronavirus income support scheme opens

Millions of self-employed people will be able to claim a second payment from the Government as a new stage of a key coronavirus Treasury scheme opens.

08 Jul 2020 Coronavirus

We need an economic plan with a green heart

The Chancellor has suggested he will spend just £3bn on green investment, but we need investment of £150bn over the next three years to truly transform our economy.

07 Jul 2020 Coronavirus

Explained: Can Oliver Dowden save the UK theatre industry from coronavirus?

The arts and culture sector has welcomed an unexpected £1.57bn cash boost from the Government. However, with a complex employment and regional picture, will the money go far enough for UK theatres and those who work in them?

06 Jul 2020 Coronavirus

It’s time to step in and support the thousands of hardworking people excluded from Government support

The new APPG for the Excluded will meet for the first time tomorrow to help those left with no income in coronavirus, abandoned and ignored by the Government

15 Jun 2020 Coronavirus

Millions ‘falling through the gaps’ of coronavirus support, MPs warn

Over a million people are facing financial hardship amid the coronavirus pandemic because of “critical gaps” in government support, MPs have warned.

04 Jun 2020 Coronavirus

CMME and IPSE join forces to help freelancers realise their homeowning dreams

IPSE (the Association of Independent Professionals and the Self-Employed) is partnering with CMME, a leading mortgage and protection broker specialising in freelancers and the self-employed.

04 Jun 2020 Coronavirus

“I am not eligible for any safety net”: One in five highly skilled freelancers having to close their business because of COVID-19, survey reveals

One in five highly skilled freelancers expect to have to close their business because of the COVID-19 crisis, according to new research by University of Edinburgh Business School in association with IPSE (the Association of Independent Professionals and the Self-Employed).

29 May 2020 Coronavirus

IPSE welcomes SEISS extension as “overwhelming relief” for some, but warns of “patently forgotten” groups

IPSE (the Association of Independent Professionals and the Self-Employed) has welcomed the announcement that the government is extending the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) until August. However, IPSE has also warned that the government has “patently forgotten” groups like limited company directors and the newly self-employed and urged it to do more for them.

29 May 2020 Coronavirus

Coronavirus: Rishi Sunak vows fresh help for self-employed as firms take on more furlough costs

Rishi Sunak has confirmed the self-employed will get a fresh round of state support to help them weather the coronavirus crisis, while firms with staff on furlough will be asked to start footing more of the bill.

29 May 2020 Coronavirus

IPSE letter to Chancellor: “Now is not the time to withdraw support from the self-employed”

IPSE (the Association of Independent Professionals and the Self-Employed) has written a letter to the Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, urging him to extend the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme while the self-employed need it. It has also called on the Chancellor to look again at ways to support limited companies and the newly self-employed. The letter was co-signed by the Creative Industries Federation, BECTU and Equity.

29 May 2020 Coronavirus

Don’t scrap ‘lifeline’ coronavirus support for self-employed, MPs tell Rishi Sunak

More than 100 MPs have backed a cross-party call to extend the Government’s self employment support scheme before it ends this weekend.

21 May 2020 Coronavirus

IPSE urges government to extend support for self-employed and points to “glaring injustice” compared to employees

IPSE (the Association of Independent Professionals and the Self-Employed) is urging the government to extend the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme for as long as the self-employed need it. It has warned that it would be a “glaring injustice” for it to extend the employee Job Retention Scheme but force the self-employed back to work in “unsafe conditions”.

13 May 2020 Coronavirus

Treasury opens scheme to help self-employed through coronavirus pandemic two weeks early

The scheme to help the self-employed through the coronavirus pandemic is now open - more than two weeks ahead of schedule.

12 May 2020 Coronavirus

IPSE praises “impressive logistical achievement” of launching self-employed support early, but warns of “ambulance chasers”

IPSE (the Association of Independent Professionals and the Self-Employed) has praised the government for the “impressive logistical achievement” of launching the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme early.

12 May 2020 Coronavirus

Rishi Sunak says it ‘breaks his heart’ to see job losses and businesses shutting due to coronavirus

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has said it “breaks my heart” to see jobs being lost and businesses shutting due to the economic impact of the coronavirus lockdown.

07 May 2020 Coronavirus

Coronavirus crisis drives freelancer confidence index to “unimagined lows”

Freelancers’ confidence in their businesses and the wider economy has been driven to record lows by the Coronavirus crisis, according to research by IPSE (the Association of Independent Professionals and the Self-Employed) and PeoplePerHour, Europe’s largest freelance marketplace.

05 May 2020 Coronavirus

Bar Council steps up to help 'essential worker' self-employed barristers get tested for Covid-19

The Bar Council, the representative body for all barristers in England and Wales, will help self-employed barristers showing Covid-19 symptoms to get tested under the Department of Health & Social Care employer referral testing scheme.

04 May 2020 Coronavirus

“Unexpected and welcome” that government has sent self-employed notifications early, but don’t forget limited companies, IPSE says

IPSE (the Association of Independent Professionals and the Self-Employed) has welcomed news that self-employed people are being told early if they are eligible for government support. It has urged the government to get payments to them too.

28 Apr 2020 Coronavirus

Universal Credit has never been enough to support families, we need a universal basic income

When this pandemic ends, the economic recovery is going to be long and hard. A universal basic income will help settle economic stability and lead to increased spending in local economies, supporting businesses and communities.

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27 Apr 2020 Economy

IPSE welcomes 'much needed dose of sense' from House of Lords Committee highlighting 'the inherent flaws in IR35'

IPSE (the Association of Independent Professionals and the Self-Employed) has welcomed the House of Lords Economic Affairs Finance Bill Sub-Committee's report on IR35, which was published today. It called the report a “much-needed dose of sense” that “highlights the inherent flaws” in the government’s IR35 proposals.

27 Apr 2020 Economy

Our inquiry found IR35 rules to be riddled with flaws and unfairnesses

Witnesses told the Finance Bill sub-committee that IR35 rules had left them in a ‘halfway house’: they do not enjoy the rights that come with employment, yet they are considered employees for tax purposes.

24 Apr 2020 Coronavirus

IPSE research: over-60s and new mothers among groups most likely to miss out on government self-employed support

Over-60s, 50-59-year-olds and new mothers are three of the groups most likely to miss out on government self-employed support because they went into freelancing too recently, according to new research by IPSE (the Association of Independent Professionals and the Self-Employed).