The Scottish Government has confirmed that Social Security Scotland will pay an extra ‘coronavirus’ carer’s allowance supplement of £230.10. This will be paid from late June 2020, together with the regular six-monthly carer’s allowance supplement payment. ...
People let out property for various reasons. A common example is where you and a partner both own a house and you have moved in together and decided to let the other property out. Due to the far-reaching financial impacts of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, your property rental could have bee...
LITRG are aware that HMRC have written to some tax credit claimants who receive a disability element in their working tax credit award. The letter may have caused some confusion for recipients and in some cases has led to people having their disability element removed, possibly in error. HMRC are aw...
There have been two major changes announced to the government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS), which is also sometimes called the furlough scheme. Here, we clarify what has been announced and highlight the 10 June as an extremely important date for employers. ...
As some people are starting to return to work, some umbrella companies are only just beginning to furlough their workers. Here we explain what has changed for umbrella workers and what to look out for if you are one of these workers. ...
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