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Select Committee Covid schemes report echoes “deep concerns” over gaps in support for self-employed
IPSE responds to the Public Accounts Committee's report on Covid Employment Support Schemes.
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- Coronavirus
- IPSE News
- Policy
- 8 Mar 2023
As furlough and SEISS close, IPSE warns “for freelancers the consequences of the pandemic will be felt for years to come”
As furlough and SEISS come to a close, IPSE warns excluded freelancers are still mired in debt.
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- Coronavirus
- Policy
- Politics
- 30 Sep 2021
How IPSE membership protects your SEISS and furlough claims
HMRC is trying to claw back money from SEISS and Furlough claims. Find out how IPSE membership protects you.
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- Coronavirus
- IPSE News
- Running your business
- Tax
- 6 Aug 2021
IPSE: warning as Universal Credit changes set to hit hundreds of thousands of self-employed from Sunday
IPSE warns that at least 200,000 self-employed could be affected by changes to Universal Credit, ahead of the government's reinstatement of the Minimum Income Floor (MIF) this Sunday.
- Coronavirus
- Economy
- Policy
- 30 Jul 2021
SEISS: How to apply for the self-employment grant
The complete step-by-step guide to easily and quickly claim the fifth round of the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme, with questions answered by the self-employment trade body IPSE.
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- Coronavirus
- Running your business
- Policy
- 30 Jul 2021
IPSE: “Narrow” self-isolation exemptions list “leaves freelancers in the lurch again”
IPSE warns that the Government's "narrow" self-isolation exemption list leaves freelancers "in the lurch" and that for many self-employed people, being told to isolate can be a "financial catastrophe".
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- Coronavirus
- Economy
- Policy
- Politics
- 23 Jul 2021
IPSE: Warning as hundreds of thousands of self-employed face cut-off from “crucial Universal Credit lifeline”
IPSE urges government not to reintroduce the Universal Credit Minimum Income Floor next month, which bars hundreds of thousands of self-employed from the benefit.
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- Coronavirus
- Personal Finance
- Policy
- Politics
- 7 Jul 2021
Expected re-opening “huge relief” for creative and events freelancers, but IPSE warns Government involvement “must not end here”
IPSE says expected re-opening of the economy is a "huge relief" for many self-employed people, but government involvement "must not end here".
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- Coronavirus
- Economy
- Policy
- Politics
- 6 Jul 2021
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