At the end of July, the government announced £20m of new grant funding was to be allocated to Growth Hubs, specifically to help smaller businesses that have been negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic to access much needed professional
The Home Office has announced tougher measures targeting the most serious breaches of social distancing restrictions. In most cases they will come into effect on Friday 28 August 2020 ahead of the bank holiday weekend. In their announcement issued
Public Health England (PHE) has updated its guidance to increase the minimum self-isolation period for those with symptoms of coronavirus from seven to ten days, starting from when symptoms first begin. In addition, those who test positive for
The government has published an updated version of form HR1. Where an employer is proposing to make 20 or more redundancies at one establishment within a period of 90 days or less, they must give advance notification of those potential redundancies
The fifth publication has been released ranking the service quality league table of personal and business current account providers. For personal and small business customers, the survey is designed to show clearly how the quality of services
If you are an employee and use your own money to buy things you need for your job, then you can sometimes claim tax relief for the associated costs. It is usually only possible to claim tax relief for the cost of items used solely for your work. You
One of the measures announced by the Chancellor, Rishi Sunak in his Summer Economic update on 8 July 2020 was the launch of the new £2 billion Green Homes Grant scheme. From September 2020, home owners and landlords in England will be able to apply
Student Loans are part of the government’s financial support package for students in higher education in the UK. They are available to help students meet their expenses while they are studying. The Student Loans Company (SLC) is a non-profit making
The second round of the Self-employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) opened for applications on Monday 17th August. The second and final grant covers the quarter to 31 August 2020. The second grant will provide up to £6,570 for the quarter (£2,190
HMRC has published further guidance on the implementation of the loan charge and has made clear there will be no special settlement terms. This follows an independent review earlier this year into whether the loan charge was an appropriate way of
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