Coronavirus - Government Support

Financial Support for Businesses

Here is a link to the UK Government's website where you can find a summary of the financial support measures being offered to businesses, to help them during the current coronavirus crisis: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/financial-support-for-businesses-during-coronavirus-covid-19

Here is also a link to the Scottish Government's 'find business support' website:  https://findbusinesssupport.gov.scot/

Here is a brief list of some of the more likely support measures that will apply to our clients:

Small Business Support Grant

Job Retention Scheme

Deferral of VAT Payments

Deferral of Income Tax Payments

Self-Employment Income Support Scheme

Other financial support is available (e.g. claiming back Statutory Sick Pay paid to Employees due to coronavirus,  Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme etc.) and details of some of these other financial support measures can be found by clicking on the following links to the UK Government's websites, or by clicking on the link to the UK Government's financial support for businesses website at the top of this page:

Claiming back Statutory Sick Pay due to coronavirus:  https://www.gov.uk/guidance/claim-back-statutory-sick-pay-paid-to-employees-due-to-coronavirus-covid-19

Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme:  https://www.gov.uk/guidance/apply-for-the-coronavirus-business-interruption-loan-scheme