Coronavirus: Self-employed grant scheme to open to applications
The scheme is the biggest direct financial support package for freelancers and the self-employed since lockdown started.
Those able to make a claim have already been contacted by HMRC and can use a unique reference to make their claim. Derek Cribb, chief executive of the Association of Independent Professionals and the Self-Employed, said:"For the self-employed, coronavirus is not only a health crisis, but also a pressing income crisis.
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