Coronavirus: Self-employed to get 80% of average monthly profits paid by government - up to £2,500 a month :
https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-self-employed-to-get-80-of-average-monthly-profits-paid-by-government-11964147
Coronavirus: UK government unveils aid for self-employed :
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-52053914
Coronavirus: What help will self-employed get from government? :
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-52052123
It sounds good but these people will have to wait until June 2020 for a payment .
Universal Credit , all new claims take 5 weeks to process as it is , you could ask for a loan to tide you through but the Job Centres closed and all claims are to be dealt with online or by phone call and there's already a huge backlog .
https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-self-employed-to-get-80-of-average-monthly-profits-paid-by-government-11964147
Coronavirus: UK government unveils aid for self-employed :
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-52053914
Coronavirus: What help will self-employed get from government? :
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-52052123
It sounds good but these people will have to wait until June 2020 for a payment .
Universal Credit , all new claims take 5 weeks to process as it is , you could ask for a loan to tide you through but the Job Centres closed and all claims are to be dealt with online or by phone call and there's already a huge backlog .