The spread of COVID-19 (coronavirus) across the UK has had a huge impact on businesses, jobs and households, leading to several significant temporary changes to UK economic policy.
The government have made a number of announcements, outlining economic support for businesses, jobs and households that have been affected by coronavirus.
A full list of government support for businesses can be found on the and a summary of links to the most relevant and updated guidance below.
Loans
The government has introduced a 100% guaranteed Bounce Back Loan scheme aimed at supporting small businesses that have been affected by coronavirus.
This scheme helps medium and large sized enterprises that have been affected by coronavirus to access loans and other kinds of finance up to 拢200 million. The government guarantees 80% of the finance to the lender.
This scheme provides government backed loans of up to 拢5 million to small and medium businesses affected by coronavirus.
Schemes
The CJRS is designed to support employers whose operations have been severely affected by the virus.
Note that this will not be introduced until the Job Retention Scheme ends.
This involves a one-off payment of 拢1,000 to employers that have used the CJRS for each furloughed employee who remains continuously employed until 31 January 2021. Find out if you鈥檙e eligible and what you need to do to claim it.
This scheme has been extended, if you were eligible for the previous grants and can confirm to HMRC that your business has been adversely affected on or after 14 July 2020, find out what support is now available.
This scheme allows small and medium sized employers to apply to HMRC to recover the costs of paying Statutory Sick Pay to their employees due to coronavirus.
The Kickstart Scheme provides funding to create new job placements for 16 to 24 year olds on Universal Credit who are at risk of long term unemployment. If you are an employer looking to create 29 or less jobs placements for young people, find out more here.
The Kickstart Scheme provides funding to create new job placements for 16 to 24 year olds on Universal Credit who are at risk of long term unemployment. If you are an employer looking to create 30 or more jobs placements for young people, find out more here.
Planning updates
An update from the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) on planning matters, including temporary measures to make it easier to operate the planning system during the outbreak of coronavirus.
In response to the spread of coronavirus, the Planning Inspectorate has published guidance on site visits, hearings, inquiries and events.
Guidance for businesses
As of 1 November 2020, government guidance states that in order to help contain the virus, everyone who can work effectively from home must do so.
The government has published updated guidance for employers in the construction sector on social distancing during COVID-19.
Guidance for businesses and organisations on how to recognise, contain and report incidents of coronavirus
Guidance from the government on how holiday entitlement and pay will operate during the coronavirus pandemic, where it differs from the standard holiday entitlement and pay guidance.
Updates for businesses
Due to coronavirus, the government have taken the decision to suspend enforcement of the gender pay gap deadlines for this reporting year (2019/20). This means there will be no expectation on employers to report their data if they haven鈥檛 done so already.
Guidance for businesses to apply for a three month extension to file their accounts with Companies House. Those affected by coronavirus must cite this in their application.
A revaluation of business rates will no longer take place in 2021 to help reduce uncertainty for firms affected by the impacts of coronavirus.
Once you have carried out a risk assessment you should display this notice in your workplace to show that you have complied with the guidance on managing the risk of coronavirus.
This facility is designed to support liquidity among larger firms, helping to bridge coronavirus disruption to cash flows through the purchase of short term debt in the form of commercial paper.
Updates for individuals
Public Health England鈥檚 (PHE) Every Mind Matters platform has launched advice focused on looking after people鈥檚 mental wellbeing during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
How can I find out more about the support that is available to businesses?
Thousands of expert professional and business services advisers have signed up to offer free online advice to help small businesses bounce back from coronavirus.
This brings together key information for businesses including on funding and support, business closures, responsibilities as an employer and managing your business during the outbreak of coronavirus. The hub also includes information for self-employed people and sole traders.
A new 鈥榮upport finder鈥� tool has been launched to help businesses and self-employed people across the UK to quickly and easily determine what financial support is available to them during the coronavirus pandemic.
You can receive information via Whatsapp on business support measures.
The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy are hosting a series of webinars to help businesses understand the support available.
These HMRC videos provide an overview of the support available to help businesses, self-employed individuals and employers and their employees deal with the economic impact of coronavirus.
We will continue to update this page regularly as further details are announced.
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