Government doubles support for self-employed as lockdown looms

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Construction has the most self-employed income support scheme claims

The government has doubled the amount of financial support given to self-employed workers as the industry braces for a second national lockdown.

Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced that self-employed workers would be able to claim grants worth up to 80% of profits, two weeks after reducing the support offered through the scheme to 40%.

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