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Chamber and committees

Lack of Financial Support for the Self-employed

  • Submitted by: Fulton MacGregor, Coatbridge and Chryston, Scottish National Party.
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 July 2020
  • Motion reference: S5M-22237

That the Parliament notes the acute difficulties facing self-employed people as a result of the economic impact of COVID-19; understands that self-employed people in particular have been ineligible for any form of government financial support, due to current UK Government rules; considers that this has left these workers stranded and unable to access financial support through the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme or the furlough scheme; urges the UK Government to deliver a package of measures that includes a commitment to extend the furlough scheme beyond its October 2020 deadline and put into place vital financial support for those who currently are not entitled to any support from current UK Government schemes; considers the availability of universal credit to be insufficient to allow people to both live and protect their businesses, and calls on the UK Government to end disparities in its COVID-19 support packages that it considers are currently putting livelihoods and businesses at risk.


Supported by: Colin Beattie, Kenneth Gibson, Bill Kidd, Richard Lyle, Ruth Maguire, Gillian Martin, Joan McAlpine, Stuart McMillan, Alex Neil, Gil Paterson, Stewart Stevenson, David Torrance, Sandra White