Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme

(asked on 18th January 2021) - View Source

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the decision to stop allowing claims under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme for furloughed employees serving statutory and contractual notice periods from 1 December 2020, what support is available to employers who have been forced to close and are now obliged to give employees notice for redundancy.


Answered by
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Lord Agnew of Oulton
This question was answered on 1st February 2021

The Government has spent over £280 billion to put in place a substantial package of support measures which are carefully designed to complement each other to provide businesses and individuals with certainty over the coming months. The objective of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme is to help employers whose operations have been severely affected by coronavirus to retain their employees and protect the UK economy.

Employers which have been forced to close due to national restrictions – although not eligible to claim Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) grants for employees entering a contractual redundancy period – may still be eligible for other elements of the Government’s support package. This package of measures includes Government-backed loans, tax deferrals, Business Rate reliefs, and general and sector-specific grants. The Government urges businesses to visit the online Coronavirus Business Support Finder Tool for tailored information on how to access support available to them.

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