Scottish Government: COVID-19 Response Package for the Creative Industries
The Scottish Government has announced a £100 million fund to support the self-employed and SMEs, broken into three separate funds.
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Welsh Government: COVID-19 Response Package for the Creative Industries
The Welsh Government has announced a £18 million package for creative industries, culture and sport sectors, to help relieve the immediate impact of COVID-19.
Top-Up to Local Business Grant Funds Scheme
A discretionary fund has been set up to accommodate certain small businesses in England previously outside the scope of the business grant funds scheme
Webinars to Support Your Business
Government departments are hosting a series of free webinars to help businesses understand the support available.
Royal Mail Statement to Publishers
UPDATED: Temporary change to postal arrangements on Saturday will be for a six-week period.
Government Announces Changes to the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme
*UPDATE: The government has taken steps on the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) to ensure that lenders have the confidence they need to process finance applications quickly, including removing the per lender portfolio cap for the government guarantee, and changing the viability tests that so that all banks will need to assess is whether a business was viable pre COVID-19
Treasury Announces Bounce Back Loan: 100% Guarantee
The Chancellor has announced the creation of Bounce Back Loans, for small businesses in need of loans of up to 50,000.
DCMS Respond to PPA Letter Highlighting Impact of COVID-19 On Publishers
UPDATE: DCMS respond to PPA letter written to Rt Hon Oliver Dowden MP, Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, calling for the adjustments to government schemes intended to mitigate the economic impact of the coronavirus in order to provide greater support for UK publishers.
Goldkey Media Reroute Copies
Audience engagement agency Gold Key Media, part of the Frontline Group, continues to remain fully operational throughout the Coronavirus crisis.
Chancellor Extends Furlough Scheme to End of June
The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme has been extended by one month to reflect continuing social distancing measures.
Get Ready to Claim - Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
*UPDATED ARTICLE
The online claim service for the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme will be launched on GOV.UK on Monday 20 April 2020. Any entity with a UK payroll can apply, including businesses, charities, recruitment agencies and public authorities. To prepare to make your claim you will need:
Chancellor Expands Loan Scheme for Large Businesses
A government-backed loan scheme for large businesses affected by coronavirus has been expanded to cover all viable firms, the Chancellor announced.
