Furlough Extended - for new applicants?

RudolphHucker

Callum Mason (MSE) states:

"You DON'T need to have been furloughed before to take part – and your employer doesn't need to have used the scheme before either. However, you do need to have been on your employer's PAYE payroll on Friday 30 October to be eligible."

However www.gov.uk states: "You can only claim if you have previously furloughed your employee before 30 June 2020 and you submitted a claim for this by 31 July 2020."

Which is correct? I haven't been furloughed before, and this seems to prevent me being furloughed in future.

calcotti

RudolphHucker said:

Callum Mason (MSE) states:

"You DON'T need to have been furloughed before to take part – and your employer doesn't need to have used the scheme before either. However, you do need to have been on your employer's PAYE payroll on Friday 30 October to be eligible."

However www.gov.uk states: "You can only claim if you have previously furloughed your employee before 30 June 2020 and you submitted a claim for this by 31 July 2020."

Which is correct? I haven't been furloughed before, and this seems to prevent me being furloughed in future.

I think your second quote is from an out of date webpage - impossible to check because you haven't provided a link.
See https://www.gov.uk/government/news/furlough-scheme-extended-and-further-economic-support-announced
“Neither the employer nor the employee needs to have previously used the CJRS.”
also https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/932977/ECONOMIC_SUPPORT_FACTSHEET_5_November.pdf

Grumpy_chap

New furlough is now possible.  The .gov link is now out of date.

Jeremy535897

See https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/extension-to-the-coronavirus-job-retention-scheme/extension-of-the-coronavirus-job-retention-scheme