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Can training for JSS be online?
I have been on lockdown in Africa since March and luckily was eligible for furlough which has been a lifesaver. Our airport is due to reopen Oct 31st and some flights are bookable, I have managed to get a flight home although no guarantee it won't be cancelled. In the meantime my company in Wales is on lockdown. The will…
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Pay as you grow
Good morning, I have a bounce back loan, just a quick question as we got in back in June, the repayments are due to paid over 6yrs. Since then the 'pay as you grow' scheme was announced meaning that repayments will be over 10yrs, does that affect those loans already agreed and paid out? Is it automatically applied to all…
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SEISS 3rd grant dilemma
I am a self employed carpenter and have claimed the 1st SEISS grant due to not being able to work at all during lockdown as the main contractor I worked for ceased trading during the lockdown period and now has no demand for my services. I found work after lockdown independently but had increased costs due to having to…
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Tier 2 Restrictions mean I can’t attend event
We had booked a table of 6 to attend an event in London next week but due to the move to tier 2 restrictions cannot attend. The company have refused a refund and the bank will not do a charge back due to the event still going ahead. As far as I’m concerned it’s illegal for us to attend as per our original booking because…
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Universal Credit for a Limited Company Director
I am the director and sole employee of my limited company, paying myself through a combination of salary and dividends (mainly dividends). I applied for universal credit, and as that was being processed, spoke to my accountant r.e. the government 80% furlough scheme. I was advised to pay myself my salary as per normal, as…
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Brilliant Mortgage Holiday Question !!!!!!!
I've had a motgage holiday and I'm wondering if I requested another one before 1st November and my current mortgage fixed rate runs out and I want to get a new deal during this period . Can the bank refuse my request for a new deal even if I meet the criteria?
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Covid £500 payment
I was instructed through the test and trace app to isolate for 9 days. To claim the support payment I need to provide a test and trace ID code, which was emailed to me. I have the email but it doesn't provide an ID code, and neither does the app. I have been trawling the internet since friday and can't find any information…
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3rd and possibly 4th SEISS payment advice please
Hi I am hoping someone might be able to interpret the latest conditions for the new SEISS payments coming next, as I am struggling to find an answer at the moment. I am a freelance self employed worker (not a limited
company) and have taken the first two SEISS payments. I lost all my work in March and it started to
pick up…
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#GapsInSupport - National Audit Office "2.9 million people were not eligible" for Government Support
Direct quote from newly released report - "COVID19 employment support schemes have been largely successful in protecting jobs to date. But as many as 2.9 million people were not eligible for the schemes." Source: https://www.nao.org.uk/report/implementing-employment-support-schemes-in-response-to-the-covid-19-pandemic/ The…
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Working from home tax relief and expenses (P87?)
Hi Do anybody have information about this schema? I have some questions: 1 - I have been working from home since April. When should i apply for this? When the tax year has finished? If so, will some money be refunded to me, or will be a tax relief on 2020/2021 tax year? 2 - I have also bought some items i needed to work…
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Universal Credit want me to pay back £5000 rent support
I am writing this on behalf of a good friend who has just been told that she was granted rent support in error at the start of the lock down! Prior to lock down she was a self employed carer for the elderly. However, being an asthma sufferer and long standing heart arrhythmia she self isolated as she was advised that she…
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Job support scheme advice
I need some guidance. I work three days a week but currently on furlough . I’m going to be placed on JSS. I will be asked to work one day. However we also operate a on call out of hours rota. We used to be paid per case we did but employers are changing it to time in lieu. I could do between 1224 hours a week on the rota.…
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Rent a room - Covid
Good afternoon everyone, Following some research, is anyone in the know how if there is any help for households who “ rent a room”. I sure there are many households who decide to do this and probably have had a change in income since Covid - 19 . Thank you if you do reply. Keep safe and washing your hands.
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Bounce Back Loan & IVA
Hi, searching the internet for advice on this subject and can’t find a definitive answer. Hoping someone on here can offer an insight: here goes.... I operate a Ltd company, which has been registered well before the coronavirus scare was ever an issue. I know the business is eligible for a BBL but my banking provider is…
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Self Employed Grant
Before Corona I was a self employed Scenic Artist which was my full time income. I was eligible for both self employed grants and I am still registered self employed. As I believed after the second grant there would be no more support (and that was not enough to live on anyway!) I have managed (after a long time and lots…
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Job Support Scheme from 1 Nov
As far as I understand, to qualify for the scheme you have to work a third of your hours. What happens if you are unable to work a third of your hours as a direct result of covid restrictions? I work in a hotel and because they are not able to do christmas parties etc I have no work in November and December. Usually I…
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Seiss eligibility third grant
In a previous post I queried if I was due the third seiss grant as I hadn t worked since March and the requirement was to be actively trading . As the rules changed yesterday and it now says you can be either 'actively trading ' or ' temporarily not trading due to coronavirus ' , am i now definitely eligible as it' s not…
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Job support scheme advice for moving companies
I'm currently working for a company who are in the process of changing names & CH number so therefore trading as a new company as of 16th October, we are being told that all contracts etc are to be rolled over to the new company, but will the new company & the employees be eligible for the new job support scheme which…
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Working from home when it's not yours
Hi all, I keep hearing about claiming tax relief on MSE, but was wondering if I qualify. If the relief is to do with the usage of utilities, such as heating, would I qualify for tax relief seeing that I don't own the home, and don't have anything to do with the bills, as I'm currently living with my Mum. It's just that…
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Job Support Scheme entitlement
Hi, my wife was off sick from Dec 2019 to July 2020 due an operation she had and therefore wasn't furloughed during the lockdown and was receiving SPP from her employer, she returned to work in July and now been back for just over 12 weeks. Her employer has said that if the Government changes the rules which results the…
