Job Support Scheme

Transport secretary Grant Shapps calls on P&O Ferries chief executive to resign but first to return furlough cash.

The Treasury expects to recover only £1 of every £4 in Covid support payments that were claimed fraudulently or in error.

‘Sunak should urgently increase the level of sick pay and expand eligibility so more people can claim it’: IPPR

Lower borrowing figures shows support for hospitality is affordable: Institute for Fiscal Studies.

The end of furlough will have significant impacts on the employment picture with a possible rise in zero hours contracts and short-time working.

Government warned that many will face difficulties this autumn when furlough ends and that its cut in Universal Credit added to risks.

At the end of July, 1.6 million people were on furlough, the lowest level since the start of the pandemic and 340,000 fewer than a month earlier.

The government is looking to recoup a suspected £7bn of fraudulent or erroneous Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) claims, says tax specialist.

One in five companies are planning to make some employees redundant, according to a survey by the British Chambers of Commerce. 

Older workers are disproportionately likely to remain ‘parked’ on furlough, with far more younger people leaving the CJRS.

The Treasury has rejected accusations it hid guidance stating that employees who were self-isolating could be placed on furlough.

Government urged to come up with new timetable for right to work checks, furlough, business rates relief.

The planned 21 June Covid unlocking will be delayed for four weeks the prime minister has announced.

The Treasury has said there will be no extension to furlough despite expected delay in roadmap for reopening the UK economy.

Milestone of two billion working days now reached by the furlough scheme, new government figures reveal, as the economy awakens.