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So where is the help for the self employed and renters?
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03-27-2020, 04:34 PM
(03-27-2020, 04:14 PM)The liquidator Wrote: In a ideal world yes but it's going to take months to sort out which is genuine claims and which is fraudulent

It wont - all the payments are based on retrospective filing of returns, not new claims as such.

I get that there is no easy way to do it but the social cost of a 3 month wait will be far worse.
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03-27-2020, 10:38 PM
If you havnt been self employed for 12 months you are fucked. Even worse if your partner is working you cant claim universal credit .
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03-28-2020, 09:52 AM
(03-27-2020, 10:38 PM)The liquidator Wrote: If you havnt been self employed for 12 months you are fucked. Even worse if your partner is working you cant claim universal credit .

Yep. Exactly why this needs to move faster or will end in social unrest.
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03-29-2020, 05:00 PM (This post was last modified: 03-29-2020, 05:00 PM by Protheroe.)
(03-27-2020, 03:57 PM)HeathAyIt Wrote: It would make more sense to make a uniform interim payment now (to the same cohort) and iron out the creases in due course. As the main issue is an immediate one.

I agree with you completely. Helicopter money is a far more effective tool for this cohort. The savings in administration and bureaucracy are huge.
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