Coronavirus: 'June? Seriously? ' – Self-employed urge financial aid to be given sooner – Sky News, Sky.com
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The chancellor is being urged to speed up his £ 9bn coronavirus bailout for the self-employed, amid fears that waiting until June for handouts could cause serious hardship.
Self-employed workers have called on Rishi Sunak to explain how they will pay their bills for the next three months, while senior MPs and union leaders are urging him to make the aid available much earlier.
There are also claims that the delay in the coronavirus bailout for the self-employed could set the jobless total soaring and kill off start-up businesses.
Under enormous political pressure to match his aid package for salaried employees, announced last Friday, the chancellor and his officials faced a race against time to announce a plan for the self-employed.
As a result, even Mr Sunak’s supporters admit the scheme – drawn up in haste in less than a week – has its faults.
While many self-employed workers expressed relief at Mr Sunak’s proposals , there was also anger and anxiety that compensation of 87% of profits, worth up to £ 2 , a month, could be three months away.
Keri Hudson, 036, a social media consultant from Bristol, welcomes the financial aid package but said: “June? Seriously? It’s ridiculous. It’s going to be very difficult for a lot of people.
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