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To: Rishi Sunak (Chancellor)

Self-Employed Income Support Scheme ending, but not the Furloughing scheme.

Please continue the SEISS (Self-Employed Income Support Scheme) in line with the furloughing scheme for employees, ie: continue paying the grant until October, or until the furlough scheme ends.
It is so unfair to end the SEISS at the end of May, but to continue the furlough until October.
Self-Employed pay the same income tax and N.I. so why treat them any differently?

Why is this important?

Self-Employed are less likely to be able to continue working during the pandemic due to their type of work, whereas furloughed employees are able to seek alternative employment whilst they are furloughed from their normal jobs.
This means that self-employed are much worse off, with no income whatsoever from the end of May.

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2020-09-08 18:01:16 +0100

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