Part of Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Business support

Coronavirus (COVID-19) support is available to businesses

• Loans, tax relief and cash grants are available
• Employers might be eligible for financial support to pay wages
• Self-employed people might be eligible for a taxable grant covering 80% of trading profits

What you can do now

• Find out what financial support you can get
• Make your workplace COVID-secure

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Guidance and support

Funding and support

• Find out what financial support you can get
• See a list of financial support schemes available
• Check if you can claim a grant through the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS)
• How to access the Recovery Loan Scheme
• Support from your business representative organisation (BRO)
• Business support from outside government
• Additional government resources to support your business during coronavirus disruptions
• Find out how other businesses have used government support and are reopening safely
• Support for UK businesses trading internationally

Self-employed people and sole traders

• Self-employment and Universal Credit
• If you cannot pay your tax bill on time
• Negotiate a mortgage payment holiday

Your responsibilities as an employer

• Claim back Statutory Sick Pay (SSP)
• Which expenses are taxable if your employees work from home
• Apprenticeships: how they can continue
• Guidance for Tier 2, 4 and 5 visa sponsors of people affected by coronavirus

Testing and running your business safely

Run your business safely

• Find out how to make your workplace COVID-secure
• How to carry out a COVID-19 risk assessment
• Cleaning your workplace safely

Testing and self-isolation

• Get coronavirus tests for your employees
• Keeping records of staff, customers and visitors
• What to do if an employee is contacted by NHS Test and Trace
• Get a test if you have symptoms

National restrictions: the rules

• National restrictions: what you can and cannot do

All coronavirus business support information on GOV.UK

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