ExcludedUK - for those EXCLUDED from adequate government support

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You may have heard Martin talking about & supporting us:
ExcludedUK is a grassroots volunteer-run not-for-profit organisation working towards bringing about an end to the exclusions in the UK Government’s Covid-19 financial support measures across all employment statuses, circumstances, professions and industries. These exclusions have led to significant disparities within the support offered, resulting in unfairness, injustice, discrimination and severe hardship for those affected.
Join us in the fight for parity:
Facebook groups : ExcludedUK - official community for those excluded from government support
Facebook page: ExcludedUK
Twitter: ExcludedUK
Instagram: ExcludedUK official
LinkedIN: ExcludedUK
Website: ExcludedUK.org
Come join us now...
Thank you.
ExcludedUK is a grassroots volunteer-run not-for-profit organisation working towards bringing about an end to the exclusions in the UK Government’s Covid-19 financial support measures across all employment statuses, circumstances, professions and industries. These exclusions have led to significant disparities within the support offered, resulting in unfairness, injustice, discrimination and severe hardship for those affected.
Join us in the fight for parity:
Facebook groups : ExcludedUK - official community for those excluded from government support
Facebook page: ExcludedUK
Twitter: ExcludedUK
Instagram: ExcludedUK official
LinkedIN: ExcludedUK
Website: ExcludedUK.org
Come join us now...
Thank you.
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As such, they kept reporting anything related to ExcludedUK as spam.
They helpfully suggested that 3 million people should "get a fruit picking role" and/or "find a job in a supermarket".
You would have thought with Martin Lewis himself supporting the campaign, there would be some empathy towards the plight of those excluded, but it would appear not. A very sad state of affairs indeed, but the fight goes on.
On the bright side, the whole campaign of ExcludedUK and Gaps in Support has become a lot more mainstream since the early days when Chancellor Sunak could do no wrong. It's clear for all to see now that the exclusion of these circa 3 million people is wrong and that finally he will wake up on the day of the Budget and change his tune. We're not holding our breath though as he's still diverting/deflecting attention away to those he has supported and ignoring those he hasn't.
* - Source for 95% figure -
Many made themselves company director and took payment via dividend rather than salary to avoid paying income tax. If their salary was correct then could have furloughed themselves.
The Twitter statement that is the source for the 95% appears to only be referring to sole-traders (taken from the link given by Amy):
"95% of people who are majority self-employed will benefit from this scheme."
There are only 5 million self-employed:
"By the fourth quarter (Oct to Dec) of 2019, there were more than 5 million self-employed"
(Source: https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/employmentandemployeetypes/articles/coronavirusandselfemploymentintheuk/2020-04-24#:~:text=By the fourth quarter (Oct,up from 12% in 2000.)
Even that data-set definition, "Self-employed people are those who define themselves as working for themselves", is not consistent with the definition uses in Rishi's Twitter feed. Rishi was specifically referring "to support those who work for themselves, today I am announcing a new Self-Employed Income Support Scheme" whereas those who define themselves as working for themselves may also include some that are Ltd Co. Directors and therefore outwith SEISS (but within CJRS if appropriate).
Anyway, I will take generous interpretations of the data:
Yet, in the claim that the Excluded are 3 million people and linking that to 95%, the reference for 95% would need to refer to the population as a whole:
It is clearly not correct to link the 95% reference to the number of self employed (sole-traders) supported with the population a a whole to arrive at 3 million Excluded.
Statistics is not a strong point for the Excluded campaign. Indeed, it is the whole undoing of their campaign as it detracts from focusing for additional support to those that genuinely need it.
Irrespective of not having a written contract, there was one. I think there is a statutory redundancy scheme for a company closing. Have you posted on the employment boards?
Sadly, I don't think you fall into the group of interest to Excluded, even if you receive nothing.
You need to get some advice, speak to CAB or similar as I'm pretty sure you had continuity of employment and therefore should have got at least statutory redundancy pay?
Contracts of employment - Citizens Advice
Continuous employment - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Redundancy: your rights: Redundancy pay - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
What are your rights with no contract of employment? | Springhouse Employment Solicitors (springhouselaw.com)