Part of Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Work and financial support

Coronavirus (COVID-19) support is available

• everyone who can work from home must do so
• if you cannot work from home, plan your journey to avoid crowds
• the furlough scheme is extended until 30 September
• the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme will be extended until 30 September - you may be eligible if you submitted a tax return for the 2019 to 2020 tax year

What you can do now

• Furlough - find information on the Job Retention Scheme
• Self-employed - what to do if you’re getting less or no work
• Not working - what to do if you’re employed but cannot work
• Unemployed - what to do if you’ve lost your job

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Guidance and support

If you're on furlough

• Find out if you can ask to be furloughed
• Find out how your employer will work out your wages
• Holiday entitlement while you’re on furlough (annual leave)

If you're made redundant, unemployed or cannot work

Redundancy

• Your rights if you are made redundant
• Work out your redundancy pay

Financial support

• What to do if you’re employed and cannot work
• What to do if you have lost your job

Jobs and courses

• Find and apply for jobs
• Find online courses to improve your career skills

Benefits

• Get help moving from benefits to work
• What to do if you already get benefits
• Get help starting or staying in work if you’re disabled (Access to Work)

If you have to go to a workplace

• Working safely during coronavirus - information sector by sector

  Find out how to make your workplace COVID-secure.

Working safely

• How to travel to work safely
• Advice on the Citizen's Advice website if you’re worried about working
• Reasonable adjustments if you have a disability or health condition
• How to work out your holiday entitlement (annual leave)

Self-isolating, shielding or have tested positive

• Self-isolate if you get coronavirus symptoms or test positive
• Apply for a £500 Test and Trace Support Payment if you have to self-isolate and cannot work from home
• Get financial support whilst you're off work
• What to do if you need to self-isolate after travelling abroad

If you're working from home

• Claim tax relief for additional household costs if you have to work at home
• How to work out your holiday entitlement (annual leave)

If you’re self-employed

• Support if you are self-employed, a sole trader or run a business

  Get coronavirus (COVID-19) support for your business or if you’re self-employed, and find out how to keep your business and your employees safe

• What to do if you’re self-employed and getting less or no work

If you're an employer

• Get coronavirus tests for your employees
• What to do if someone you employ is contacted by NHS Test and Trace
• How to work out holiday entitlement and pay for your employees
• Check which expenses are taxable if your employee works from home
• What to do if your employees are self-isolating after travelling abroad

All coronavirus work and financial support information on GOV.UK

• Guidance
• News