{"id":20011,"date":"2020-03-25T14:48:53","date_gmt":"2020-03-25T14:48:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smh.group\/?p=20011"},"modified":"2023-02-15T13:51:50","modified_gmt":"2023-02-15T13:51:50","slug":"covid-19-measures-25-march-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devstagesite.co.uk\/smhgroup\/covid-19-measures-25-march-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Covid-19 measures: 25 March 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The 11 March Budget from the new Chancellor, Rishi Sunak,\nincluded \u00a37 billion of expenditure targeting the impact of Covid-19 on\nemployees, the self-employed and businesses. On 17 March a further raft of\nmeasures was announced, amounting to an additional \u00a320 billion of support expenditure\nplus \u00a3330 billion of loan guarantees. By 20 March another round of support was\nannounced of such size that no price tag was attached.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Chancellor\u2019s 17 March <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/speeches\/chancellor-of-the-exchequer-rishi-sunak-on-covid19-response\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">statement<\/span><\/strong><\/a> was accompanied by a repeated promise that he would do \u201cwhatever it takes\u201d to counter the impact of the virus. Three days later, his second <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/speeches\/the-chancellor-rishi-sunak-provides-an-updated-statement-on-coronavirus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">statement<\/span><\/strong><\/a> gave an indication of how large \u2018whatever it takes\u2019 is becoming, with potentially more to come. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We have pulled together a round-up of the key\nannouncements so far for businesses and individuals including useful links to\ngovernment sites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Measures for business<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Coronavirus Job Retention <\/strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/publications\/guidance-to-employers-and-businesses-about-covid-19\/covid-19-support-for-businesses#support-for-businesses-through-the-coronavirus-business-interruption-loan-scheme\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Scheme (opens in a new tab)\">Scheme<\/a><\/strong><\/span><strong> (CJRS) <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some form of job support scheme had been expected after the\n17 March announcement and the CJRS is similar to schemes that have already been\nset up elsewhere in Europe. Under the CJRS, \u201cHMRC will reimburse 80% of\nfurloughed workers wage costs, up to a cap of \u00a32,500 per month\u2019. In this\ncontext \u2018furloughed workers\u2019 are non-working employees who are kept on the payroll,\nrather than being laid off. The employer has to designate these employees and\nsubmit relevant information to HMRC via a \u201cnew online portal\u201d. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Statutory sick pay<\/strong> <strong>(SSP)<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Businesses with fewer than 250 employees will be refunded\nthe full cost of providing SSP to any employee off work for up to 14 days\nbecause of coronavirus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Loan guarantees<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A government-backed loan guarantee scheme announced in\nthe Budget has since been twice enhanced. &nbsp;The Government will now provide loan\nguarantees up to \u201can initial\u201d \u00a3330 billion for <em>all <\/em>sizes of businesses:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>For large firms<\/strong>, the Bank of England is launching a <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bankofengland.co.uk\/news\/2020\/march\/hmt-and-boe-launch-a-covid-corporate-financing-facility\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Covid Corporate Financing Facility (opens in a new tab)\">Covid Corporate Financing Facility<\/a><\/span><\/strong> (CCFF), which \u201cwill provide funding to businesses by purchasing commercial paper of up to one-year maturity, issued by firms making a material contribution to the UK economy\u201d.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>For small and medium sized businesses<\/strong> The loan limit on the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (originally announced in the Budget at \u00a31.2 million) is now \u00a35 million. No interest will be due for the first twelve months and lender-levied fees will be covered. The scheme will be delivered through commercial lenders, backed by the <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.british-business-bank.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"British Business Bank (opens in a new tab)\">British Business Bank<\/a><\/span><\/strong>. Eligible SMEs must be UK-based with turnover of not more than \u00a345 million and meet \u201cthe other British Business Bank eligibility criteria\u201d.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/publications\/guidance-to-employers-and-businesses-about-covid-19\/covid-19-support-for-businesses#support-for-businesses-through-deferring-vat-and-income-tax-payments\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Deferral of VAT and Income Tax Payments \u00a0 (opens in a new tab)\">Deferral of VAT and Income Tax Payments \u00a0<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>For the period between 20 March 2020 and 30 June 2020,\nbusinesses will not be required to make a VAT payment. Instead they will be\nable to defer this payment until the end of the 2020\/21. VAT refunds and\nreclaims will be paid by the government as normal. No applications will be\nrequired as the process will be automatic. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For the self-employed, self assessment income tax\npayments due on the 31 July 2020 (the second payment on account for 2019\/20)\nwill be deferred until the 31 January 2021. This also will not require an\napplication. Penalties and interest for late payment will not be charged in the\ndeferral period. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/apply-for-business-rate-relief\/retail-discount\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Business Rates Retail Discount  (opens in a new tab)\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Business Rates Retail Discount<\/span> <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>All<\/em> shops, cinemas,\nrestaurants, music venues and business operating in the leisure and hospitality\nsectors will have <strong>no<\/strong> business rates to pay in 2020\/21. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On 17 March the Chancellor also promised an\nadditional cash grant of \u201cup to \u00a325,000 per business\u201d to businesses with a\nrateable value of less than \u00a351,000 \u2013 i.e. those that would have benefited from\nthe old version of Business Rates Retail Discount Scheme. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Businesses already eligible <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/apply-for-business-rate-relief\/small-business-rate-relief\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"for small business rates relief (opens in a new tab)\">for small business rates relief<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There will be a flat \u00a310,000 cash grant for each\nbusiness that already benefits from zero or reduced business rates because of\nsmall business rate relief.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Insurance cover<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although the government has not <em>required<\/em> the leisure and hospitality businesses to close, on 17 March the Chancellor said that \u201cfor those businesses which do have a policy that covers pandemics, the government\u2019s action is sufficient and will allow businesses to make an insurance claim against their policy\u201d. However, pandemic cover is not a feature of most business disruption cover, a point underlined by the Association of British Insurers in a <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abi.org.uk\/news\/news-articles\/2020\/03\/statement-on-business-insurance-and-coronavirus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"statement (opens in a new tab)\">s<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">tatement<\/span><\/a><\/strong> it issued on 17 March.<strong><br> <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Off-payroll working in the private sector (IR35)<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also on 17 March, the Chief Secretary to the\nTreasury, Steve Barker, said in a statement to the House of Commons that the\nstart date for the new IR35 tax rules would be deferred to 6 April 2021. <em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Time to Pay<\/strong> <strong>(TTP)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the Budget, the Chancellor announced that HMRC would\nscale up its Time To Pay service, giving businesses and the self-employed the\nchance to defer tax payments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Government guidance for employers and businesses is <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/publications\/guidance-to-employers-and-businesses-about-covid-19\/guidance-for-employers-and-businesses-on-coronavirus-covid-19\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"here (opens in a new tab)\">here<\/a><\/span><\/strong> and business support details are <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/publications\/guidance-to-employers-and-businesses-about-covid-19\/covid-19-support-for-businesses\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"here (opens in a new tab)\">here<\/a><\/span><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Measures for individuals<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mortgage holidays<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For people who find themselves in financial difficulties\nbecause of coronavirus, mortgage lenders will offer at least a three-month\nmortgage holiday. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/statutory-sick-pay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Statutory sick pay (opens in a new tab)\">Statutory sick pay<\/a><\/span> (SSP)<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>SSP is currently paid at the rate of \u00a394.25 a week,\nrising to \u00a395.85 from April. It is now available to employees from day one, instead\nof day four, for those who are suffering from the virus or who have been\nadvised to self-isolate. So far there has been no change in the minimum\nearnings threshold for SSP (\u00a3118 a week currently, rising to \u00a3120 a week in\n2020\/21).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Individuals ineligible for SSP<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Self-employed and gig economy workers generally do not qualify for SSP. Instead they may be entitled to <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/employment-support-allowance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Contributory Employment and Support Allowance (opens in a new tab)\">Contributory Employment and Support Allowance<\/a><\/span><\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Covid-19 sufferers and self-isolators will be able to claim the benefit from day one instead of day eight. The minimum income floor in <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/universal-credit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Universal Credit (opens in a new tab)\">Universal Credit<\/a><\/span><\/strong> (UC) has been temporarily removed to ensure that time off work because of sickness is reflected in benefits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For 12 months from 6 April\n2020, the standard allowance in Universal Credit (UC) and the basic element in\nWorking Tax Credit (WTC) for will be increased by the equivalent of about \u00a320 a\nweek over and above planned annual uprating (which were to \u00a3323.22 per month\nfor UC for age 25 and over and \u00a31,995 a year for WTC). This effectively brings\nUC into line with the rate of SSP. The change will apply to all new and\nexisting UC claimants and to existing WTC claimants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Housing benefit<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Housing benefit and the housing element of UC will be\nincreased so that the Local Housing Allowance will cover at least 30% of market\nrents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Hardship Fund <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Chancellor announced in the Budget a \u00a3500 million\nHardship Fund, which would be distributed to Local Authorities so that they\ncould support the vulnerable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Government guidance for employees is <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/publications\/guidance-to-employers-and-businesses-about-covid-19\/covid-19-guidance-for-employees\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"here (opens in a new tab)\">here<\/a><\/span><\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We have pulled together a round-up of the key announcements so far for businesses and individuals including useful links to government sites.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":20012,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[502,290,494,30,498,231,232,218,190,21,501,185,34,458,503,500,76],"class_list":["post-20011","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-smh-accounting-business-advisory","tag-british-business-bank","tag-business-rates","tag-coronavirus","tag-corporate-finance","tag-covid19","tag-employees","tag-employers","tag-employment","tag-government","tag-income-tax","tag-insurance","tag-ir35","tag-loans","tag-off-payroll","tag-small-business-relief","tag-ssp","tag-vat"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - 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