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Airbnb in late July deposit paid.
Hi we booked a holiday through Airbnb to a house on the Isle of Wight in late July and paid a deposit on 10th Feb of £602 with a further £460 to pay at a later date. They have a latest 'extenuating'circumstances policy relating to Covid-19 which states Reservations booked before 14 Mar 2020 for check ins between then and…
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Self Employed
Hiya, I am very overwhelmed with all the information about self employed benefits Whilst not being able to work. Have a few queries if anyone is able to help me please?? I have been employed & self employed for 2017,2018 and part of 2019, went full time self employed employed in 2019. I am not 100% sure if I am actually…
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Unable to work due to child care, employer won't offer furlough
Hi all, not sure if anyone can help. I am a single parent of a 3 year old whose nursery has closed due to the coronavirus. I also can work my normal hours (normally until 10pm twice a week as grandparents are unable to offer childcare under governments advice.) I've asked to be put on furlough but employers have refused,…
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is the Small business rate relief grant counted as taxable for universal credit claims
I have searched the internet and nowhere is the information available as to the taxable status of the SBRR grant, My wife and myself have a shop which as had to temporarily shut due to Coronavirus, therefore we are now getting Zero income, I have started a Universal Credit claim but when I need to fill in my self employed…
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Not Eligible for JSA or UC not sure what to do.
I am at my wits end. My partner was laid off a couple of weeks ago and there is no chance of him being taken back and furloughed. He had been there less than 2 years so isn’t eligible for redundancy, and can’t challenge being laid off. As he had not paid enough NI up to March 2019 he can’t claim JSA and because I work we…
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Furlough
Hi I was recently made redundant on the 8/3/20 after 7 years. On the 9/03/20 I was taken on by the company that bought all the previous company’s assets. I’m now currently facing loosing my job once again due to the Coronavirus. I’m being told by my new employer that if this happens I cannot be furloughed as I started…
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Advice on pay
Hi sorry but this may be a long post my hubby works in the construction industry, he is paid for what he actually does and normally earns around £1000 a week, if he is waiting for materials or inspections and can’t do any work then he is NOT paid for his time. he is now on furlough but his boss is saying he earns £80 a day…
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Am I self employed?
My wife rents out a (HMO) property, the tents/students have left and gone home as soon as COVID-19 lockdown happened. They are not paying rent and now in India. She has 5 years of self-assessments (She had to quit professional job 2 years ago as our children require additional care < Not sure if this is relevant) Is she…
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Police Officer on Career Break & Part Time Self Employed - Advise please
Good Evening, I am seeking advice as I feel my situation is quite unique and complicated, which in turn is causing me quite a lot of anxiety. In relation to my situation, and specifically the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme; I understand the grants are calculated based on a tax returns for 2016/17, 2017/18 and…
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Outbound flight cancelled but return still scheduled
I have flights booked through Ryanair to go to fuerteventura next month. I booked the outbound and return flights on seperate reservations as per your previous tips as the return flight was cheaper in euros. The outbound flight has been cancelled but not the return flight as of yet. Where do I stand in either a refund or…
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Supply teachers - furlough deal!!
"If you had a long-term contract, please contact your end-client as soon as possible and ask them to confirm they will continue to pay in line with this guidance, even if they have already terminated your assignment. If they advise you otherwise, we suggest you refer them to the guidance and ask them to clarify why they…
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Tradesmen able to work during lockdown
My bathroom started work on one of two bathrooms on monday 16th March, he's completed less than half the bathroom before the country went in to lockdown. He is doing 2 bathrooms for £4000 (£k each) and he wanted £2k paid at the beginning of the job and rest after completion. He now says he can't work. I have looked on…
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Should I stop paying myself now if I want furlough from ltd?
Hi guys, I'm the sole employee of my ltd company. Looks like my only option to get anything is to furlough myself and claim 80% of my (small) salary. (I take most money from dividends. DAMN.) But, if I want to do this, is there anything I should do right now so I can later prove I was furloughed? e.g. Stop paying myself my…
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refunds
Hello can you help i had a holiday booked to go to canaries in april has been cancelled , booked throught love holidays and i was paying in instalments i had 1 payment left to pay the balance as i was due to fly on the 16th but love holidays have still taken the final payment for the holiday even though the holiday was…
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Furlough dates
So, I put my two weeks notice in at my previous company on the 14th feb as I received an offer in writing with my new company on the 13th feb. Worked notice until the 28th and started new job on the 2nd of March. Received a call this morning to say I’m now on unpaid leave (not furlough) as I started after the 28th feb.…
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To renew or not renew annual travel insurance
Our annual policy expires 13 April 2020. We have two holidays planned in June 2020 that were booked before FCO advice was issued to not travel to the destinations (due to Corona virus). My belief is that the event that would lead to cancellation was the FCO initial issue date of advice to not travel. Therefore I believe we…
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Company not letting me work or furlough
I've recently been told to shield during the Covid-19 crisis. My employer is saying that they can not furlough me and I will have to get SSP, they are not allowing me the option to work from home but are allowing the other people in my company who do the same job role. They have furloughed two other people who do different…
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STARTED NEW JOB IN MARCH AND THEN LET GO. NEED SOME ADVICE PLEASE ON FURLOUGH
I was in my previous job for ten years. I got a new job and signed a contract mid February to start on 16th March. Left my previous job on 15th March and started new job on 16th. The following day (after one days work!) they gave me a letter and said they could not keep me on because of the corona virus. I am now left with…
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GOTOGATE - Has anybody got a refund from them for Coronavirus?
I was going to go to Australia for the first time and was not able to due to Scott Morrison saying I am not welcome. All internal flights were booked with various service providers to the operators. Has anyone had good experiences or success with GotoGate?
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Can my place of work force me to take holidays?
Hi, my place of work are stating that we must use majority of our annual leave by June and only be left with a maximum of 10 days July-December? I have 5 weeks which means I have to take 3 weeks during the Covid 19 shutdown. We have a contract to complete which runs April 2020-March 2021 and they are saying that in order…
