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Self-employed workers will be able to claim government support worth 80% of business profits as England prepares to enter a new lockdown, Boris Johnson announced.
Before the new national measures take effect on Thursday, the prime minister used a statement from the House of Commons to warn of an “existential threat” to the NHS due to the “relentless advance” of the second wave of coronavirus infections. .
“Now it is clear that we must do more together,” he told deputies.
As of Thursday, pubs, bars, restaurants and non-essential shops will have to close in England.
And people will be told to stay home in addition to when they attend school, college, work, or go grocery shopping.
To reflect the extension of the leave scheme for employed workers through November, Johnson announced that support for the self-employed will also increase before the new one-month close.
Under the latest installment of the UK-wide Self Employed Income Support Scheme (SEISS), the self-employed will receive 80% of their average November business benefits.
Grants will also be paid out faster than previously anticipated, with the claims window moving forward from December 14 to November 30.
In a Twitter post shortly after the prime minister’s announcement, Chancellor Rishi Sunak said: “We are increasing support for the self-employed from 40% of business earnings to 80% by November.
“SEISS is calculated in 3 months so the total grant increases from 40% to 55% of business profits from November to January and the maximum grant increases to £ 5,160.”
The government is also acting to allow more companies to benefit from government loan schemes by extending application deadlines.
the Prime Minister has faced backlash within his own party for the decision to announce a new Blockade all over England.
Some senior Conservative MPs have stated that they will vote against the lockdown in a House of Commons vote on Wednesday before Thursday’s proposed start date.
Sir Charles Walker told Sky News that 15 Conservative MPs would rebel against the government in the vote.
Meanwhile, Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross has suggested it was a “mistake” that Johnson had previously rejected calls for an earlier national shutdown.
Labor leader Sir Keir Starmer used a speech at the conference of the Confederation of British Industry blame the chancellor Rishi Sunak for delaying a second lock.
Earlier on Monday, ministers and officials from the UK government and decentralized administrations received a scientific briefing at a meeting of the COBRA emergency committee, chaired by the chief cabinet minister. Michael Gove.
Wales is currently on its own 17-day “firewall” lockdown, with Prime Minister Mark Drakeford setting the new rules that will be applied once the closing ends.
