The Universal Credit uplift of £20 per week will continue for a further six months. Working Tax Credit claimants also will be provided with equivalent support for the next six months.
Businesses that deferred VAT payments last year can join the new scheme to pay it in smaller monthly instalments.
If you deferred VAT payments due between 20 March 2020 and 30 June 2020 and still have payments to make, you can: Pay the deferred amount in full, on or before 31 March 2021; or join the VAT deferral new payment scheme – the online service opened on 23 February 2021 and is open until 21 June 2021
You or your employees may be able to claim tax relief for additional household costs if you have to work at home on a regular basis, either for all or part of the week. This includes if you have to work from home due to Coronavirus.
The Government has updated its guidance on providing apprenticeships following the changes made to the CJRS.
The Additional Restrictions Grant (ARG) provides local councils with grant funding to support closed businesses that do not directly pay business rates as well as businesses that do not have to close but which are impacted. In addition, larger grants can be given than those made through LRSG (Closed).
The Local Restrictions Support Grant (LRSG (Open)) supports businesses that have been severely impacted due to temporary local restrictions. Businesses that have not had to close but which have been severely impacted due to local restrictions (Local COVID alert levels: High or Very High) may be eligible for LRSG (Open).
The government will replace the national lockdown on Wednesday 2 December with a regionally differentiated approach, where different tiers of restrictions apply in different parts of the country.
If you deferred VAT between 20 March and 30 June 2020 and still have payments to make, you can pay the deferred VAT in full on or before 31 March 2021; opt into the VAT deferral new payment scheme when it launches in 2021 or contact HMRC if you need more help to pay
The government’s plan for managing COVID-19 through the end of 2020 and into the start of 2021 was released 23 November.
A joint statement on UK-wide Christmas arrangements from the UK Government and Devolved Administrations has been published outlining UK wide arrangements for Christmas.
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