July 9th – Coronavirus News Updates:

As Stockport’s business community prepares for recovery post-coronavirus, a group of business leaders from the town have collaborated with Stockport Council to launch a new website – www.skbusinessrecovery.co.uk to support businesses through the phases of recovery.

Latest UK data:

Total tests:                 11,041,203 tests have been taken or mailed out  + 311,113

Positive tests:            286,979 have tested positive + 630 in last 24 hours

Loss of life:                44,517 across all settings +126

Cases in Stockport: *1,626 positive tests  + 1

*new data now shows the results of all testing, Pillar 1 in hospital and Pilar 2 drive through test centres and swab results by post).

Data from the ONS shows that fewer than one in 2,000 now has the virus as the slow decline in case numbers continues. 

Coronavirus cases in the UK: daily updated statistics
The latest number of coronavirus (COVID-19) tests, cases and deaths in the UK

Local Authority Discretionary Grant Fund Scheme – Phase 3 applications now open

Don’t miss out on your opportunity to apply for what you may be entitled to!
Stockport Council are inviting small businesses from the leisure sector who are now in scope, as well as those engaged in the hospitality industry, to apply for the third phase Government’s Local Authority Discretionary – LAD – Grant Fund Scheme. See details below

UK HEADLINES:  

Chancellor’s statement outlines plans to boost the economy
Rishi Sunak said “the job has only just begun” as he unveiled his own “plan for jobs”
A range of measures include:

• VAT cuts for the hospitality sector from 20% to 5% on food, accommodation and attractions
• Job Retention Bonus for companies – £1,000 for every employee brought back from the furlough scheme from November to January, potentially for 9 million employees at a cost of £9billion
• Stamp Duty cut by increasing the threshold from £125,000 to £500,000 until end of March 2021to boost property market
• “Eat Out to Help Out’ Monday – Wednesday in August. A discount scheme of 50% off food and non-alcoholic drinks up to £10 per head 
• £2bn Kickstart Scheme to create six-month work placements aimed at those aged 16-24 who are on Universal Credit and are deemed to be at risk of long-term unemployment.
• Introducing a payment of £2,000 to employers in England for each new apprentice they hire aged under 25
• A £1,500 payment for each new apprentice they hire aged 25 and over, from 1st August 2020 to 31st January 2021.

Firms to get £1,000 for every worker brought off furlough
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has set out ambitious plans to retain construction jobs and give young people a start in the industry. His plan for jobs is promising £1,000 payouts to firms bringing staff off furlough and back to work.
The Jobs Retentions Bonus for furloughed workers will be paid out to employers who still have staff in real full time work from November to the end of January. For businesses to get the bonus, the employee must be paid at least £520 on average in each month. To encourage firms to take on youngsters he pledged to subsidise a six-month work placement programme for people on Universal Credit aged between 16 and 24.
For this new generation of Kickstarters, firms will receive a grant of around £6,500 for each placement. Sunak also pledged to provide £2,000 to employers for each new apprentice they hire aged under 25, between August this year and January 2021.  For apprentices aged over 25, employers will receive £1,500 during the same period.

Hundreds of jobs saved as Ryanair agrees pay cut deal
Budget airline Ryanair has agreed a deal to secure “hundreds” of front line jobs in redundancy consultations. In talks with Unite, the airline confirmed a deal to secure the cabin crew jobs, opting for temporary pay cuts over job losses. Ryanair has negotiated crew pay reductions of between 5 per cent to 10 per cent, with the sums to be restored over a four year period.

LOCAL / REGIONAL NEWS & UPDATES: 

Northern leaders respond to Chancellor’s coronavirus stimulus announcements
Business and political leaders from the North of England have responded to Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s announcement of £30billion of economic stimulus measures following the coronavirus pandemic. 
The Chancellor outlined a number of economic stimulus measures to support the hospitality and leisure sector, as well as attempt to limit rising unemployment levels due to the coronavirus lockdown.  While proposed measures have been broadly welcomed, some of the North’s have expressed concern over the measures.

Sarah Longlands, Director of think-tank IPPR North questioned the centralised approach of delivering schemes:
“I welcome the Chancellors announcements today particularly his focus on jobs which will be crucial for the many businesses across the North who are struggling at the current time. But given that we have one of the most centralised Government’s in the developed world, I fear that he has too much confidence in the power of Whitehall to deliver this plan.
“Covid-19 has shown us the real value of devolved and local authorities working hard to support their communities. The Chancellor must now commit to working in partnership with them to deliver the economic recovery.
“Getting our economy back up and running cannot be achieved from Whitehall alone. The Chancellor talked today about the value of endurance. In the North and across the regions of England, businesses, communities and local councils have had to endure years of centralised decision making, which has seen them become poorer, sicker and with fewer job opportunities. They have had to endure ten years of austerity which has seen the most vulnerable in society, our children, those living with disabilities and older people in care disproportionately affected”.

Northern Powerhouse Partnership Director, Henri Murchison particularly welcomed support for youth unemployment:
“The numbers of unemployed 16-24 year olds in the Northern Powerhouse are some of the highest in the country – the worst being the North East, followed by Yorkshire and the Humber and the North West half way down the list.
“We need to see businesses in the Northern Powerhouse step up and offer opportunities through the Kickstart Scheme as we have greater demand for it here.

“We as a Partnership will ourselves commit to do this, because we need to see the young unemployed getting experience in leading capabilities like energy, health innovation, advanced manufacturing and digital as well as creative industries that have secure longer-term prospects.
“There is still a need for a patient capital fund for Northern businesses to grow, and more local investment capabilities for our Metro Mayors to draw on.
“We will be steadfast on both those fronts alongside accelerating major infrastructure investment – such as HS2 and Northern Powerhouse Rail – in the impending Autumn spending review, because we need an economic stimulus that supports a transition to a fundamentally more-productive economy.”

Chief Executive of Transport for the North, Barry White, also welcomed greater detail on previously announced infrastructure investment proposals:
“The Chancellor’s update today is welcome news, demonstrating the Government’s will to create jobs and support economic recovery.
“The commitments to creating green jobs and supporting young workers into skilled roles are particularly essential to ensure the UK bounces back in a sustainable way. Transport and other infrastructure projects will play a vital role in making that a reality.
“We welcome the Government’s ongoing commitment to levelling up and continue to stress the need for confirmed funding for a Northern Infrastructure Pipeline of road and rail projects, including the delivery of HS2 and Northern Powerhouse Rail in full. It is vital that the Spending Review and National Infrastructure Strategy later this year set out a sustained pipeline of investment to breathe life into our Northern economy and form the bedrock of job creation, closing the productivity gap.”

Consumer campaign launches to boost Greater Manchester hospitality, tourism, leisure and cultural industries recover and rebuild confidence.
Find Your Space is a response to the decimation of the sector by Covid-19, where by August 2020 it is projected that a £4.2bn loss will be made. Developed in partnership with more than 20 Greater Manchester organisations, including Greater Manchester Combined Authority and the Greater Manchester local authorities, the campaign is squarely aligned with other recovery campaigns and initiatives such as Build Back Better and Safety in GM. The first wave will focus on hyper local audiences, encouraging residents to get out in their local villages, towns, cities and countryside.
Two sub-brands – Space to Meet and Space to Learn – will also launch in the autumn, encouraging confidence and safety within the meetings and conference industry.
Mayor Andy Burnham: “Greater Manchester is known around the world for our arts, culture and heritage, and our fantastic tourism and hospitality industries, but many in these sectors are facing a real moment of crisis.  The Find Your Space campaign is a very welcome and considerate first step, focusing firstly on rebuilding within our smaller towns and communities, and then taking Greater Manchester to an increasingly wider audience as and when the time is right to do so.”

MAG confident of funding position even in light of a second Covid wave Manchester Airports Group (MAG) is confident it has established a “strong liquidity position” to get through the next year, even in the event of a second wave of coronavirus. The group, which also owns Stansted and East Midlands airports, had raised £300m from shareholders during lockdown and it now believes it has adequate levels of funding past summer 2021. The 10 borough councils of Greater Manchester own nearly two-thirds of the business, with Australian fund IFM Investors owning the remaining stake.

Local Authority Discretionary Grant Funds – Phase 3 closes this week
Phase 3 of the Government’s Local Authority Discretionary Grant scheme, administered locally by Stockport Council, closes this Friday 10th July at midnight.  To be eligible to apply for a grant under this scheme, a small business must:

• Have a rateable value up to, but not exceeding, £30,000 per annum, or £150,000 for hospitality sector businesses.
• Have been trading on 11th March 2020.
• Be small, with fewer than 50 employees.
• Have relatively high ongoing fixed property-related costs, and;
• They must also be able to demonstrate that they have had a significant drop of income due to Coronavirus restriction measures.

Properties that will benefit from the relief will be occupied hereditaments that are wholly or mainly being used: as restaurants, cafes, drinking establishments, cinemas and live music venues, for assembly and leisure; or as hotels, guest & boarding premises and self-catering accommodation.
Applicants who met the criteria outlined in phases one and two but did not meet the deadline, are also able to apply. Read the full guidance HERE
The application window closes at midnight on Friday 10^th July. 

New opening times for Stockport Council Coronavirus Helpline
The helpline for vulnerable people across Stockport can now be accessed through new opening times by calling 0161 217 6046:
• Monday – Thursday from 9am to 5pm
• Friday from 9am to 4.30pm
• Saturdays from 10am to 1pm

At busy times, residents are automatically offered a call-back from one of our call handlers.

By working in collaboration, Stockport can become united and encouraged to build a better future for everyone by supporting the local economy, connecting communities and promoting health & wellbeing. Find out more at www.onestockport.co.uk

Stockport nominated in the Smart City category in the Digital Leaders awards.
Vote for Stockport HERE. Voting closes at 12 noon on Friday 28th August, with the winners announced on the 15th of October.

Stockport businesses grant funding payments:

Main Grant Scheme:

Stockport Council have now administered a total of 5,231 grants bringing the total amount paid to £60,140,000 and bringing the total now over 95.5% of those identified as eligible as at 11/03/2020.

If your business qualifies for a grant, please complete the online application form. Total grant allocation is £66.574m. If you have any queries please email business.rates@stockport.gov.uk  

Local Authority Discretionary Grant funding scheme

Applications for phase 3 of the Local Authority Grant fund scheme is now open

Full qualifying criteria can be found on Stockport Council’s website.  Enquiries about the scheme can be emailed to SKLADGRANTS@stockport.gov.uk

Status of Payments to date:

Applications: 486
Payments:     £480,000

Stockport – is your business open for business?

Is your business in Stockport?  Are you ‘open for business’?  Whatever your business, we want to support you. And it’s free!  Follow the link, fill in the form and we will add you to our directory:

COMMUNITY:

Personal information charter
We need to handle personal data about you as part of our regulatory activities and so we can provide services for you – updated Personal Data Protection policy and Appropriate Policy documents added.

COVID-19: guidance for managing a funeral during the coronavirus pandemic
Guidance for managing a funeral during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic – updated to reflect changes regarding overnight stays, instructions for testing and holding post-funeral rituals.

COVID-19: guidance for households with possible coronavirus infection
Stay at home guidance for households with possible coronavirus (COVID-19) infection – added local lockdowns guidance link to guidance for households with grandparents, parents and children living together where someone is at increased risk or has possible or confirmed coronavirus infection.

Impact of COVID-19 on working household incomes: distributional analysis as of May 2020
This document sets out the estimated distributional impacts of COVID-19 on working households’ incomes, as of the end of May 2020, according to emerging household survey data.

CONSTRUCTION:

House builders returning to full productivity on site
Leading house builders Vistry and Persimmon are returning to full site productivity as sales rates return to normal levels and prices stabilise. Both firms issued upbeat first-half trading statements this morning reporting a recovery in the market over the last eight weeks.

EDUCATION:

Actions for FE colleges and providers during the coronavirus outbreak
Guidance for further education (FE) providers on maintaining education and skills training, changes to funding arrangements, data collections and assessment – updated guidance on what FE colleges and providers will need to do from the start of the 2020 autumn term to confirm that from 13 July, providers can welcome back priority 19+ learners.

Local lockdowns: guidance for education and childcare settings
What schools, colleges, nurseries, childminders, early years and other educational settings need to do if there’s a local lockdown during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak – update confirms the circumstances in which holiday, after school clubs, and other out of school settings, can operate in Leicester, and the affected surrounding areas, during the lockdown period.

EMPLOYERS / BUSINESS / FINANCE:

Chancellor introduces the Job Retention Bonus.
This is a one-off payment of £1,000 to employers that have used the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) for each furloughed employee who remains continuously employed until 31??? ?January 2021. The bonus will provide additional support to retain employees. To be eligible, employees will need to:

• earn at least £520 per month (above the Lower Earnings Limit) on average for November, December and January
• have been furloughed by you at any point and legitimately claimed for under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
• have been continuously employed by you up until at least 31??? ?January 2021.

Employers will be able to claim the bonus from February 2021 once accurate RTI data to 31??? ?January has been received. More information about this scheme will be available by 31??? ?July and full guidance will be published in the Autumn.

Defer your Self Assessment payment on account due to coronavirus (COVID-19)
Choose how and when you can delay making your second payment on account for the 2019 to 2020 tax year – more information about the July 2020 payment on account deferment has been added.

Coronavirus (COVID-19) testing: privacy information
Privacy notice on COVID-19 virus testing for critical workers and their household members who are self-isolating because they’re showing symptoms. In the privacy information and quick read: changed “if it is confirmed that that you contracted COVID-19 from a work-related exposure your employer is obliged to report this to the Health and Safety Executive” to “if there is reasonable evidence that you contracted COVID-19 from a work-related exposure your employer is obliged to report this to the Health and Safety Executive”. Added “contacting you (if you test positive) as part of the government contact tracing programme” and “sharing your coronavirus test result with your local hospital, if you are booked in for elective surgery” to the lists of purposes your data and information will be used for. In the privacy information, updated NHS Digital’s role under ‘List of data controllers and data processors’ and in Annex 2. Updated Deloitte’s role in Annex 2.

Updates on CJRS scheme – Key dates on the CJRS scheme that might affect you:
Claiming for employees furloughed on or before 30??? ?June:
You need to claim by 31??? ?July for employees furloughed through the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) for periods ending on or before 30??? ?June.

Get ready for changes from 1??? ?August:
You will no longer be able to use a CJRS grant to cover National Insurance (NI) and pension contributions for furloughed employees from 1??? ?August. You can submit your August claim in advance, from 20?????? ?July.

Working out your claims:
You can use our online examples and calculator to help you work out what you can claim, for claims ending on or before 31??? ?July. From 10??? ?July you will also be able to use these to help you work out claims ending on or before 31??? ?August. Search for ‘calculate how much you can claim using the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme’ on GOV??????.UK.

Made a mistake on your claim?
You can now delete a claim online within 72 hours of submitting it. Search ‘claim for wages through Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme’ on GOV???.UK.  

Coronavirus support for business from outside government
Public bodies, organisations and charities have produced additional resources that may be useful to employers and employees – added details about free recovery advice for businesses delivered by Enterprise Nation.

DCMS Economic Estimates: Ad-hoc statistical releases
This page lists links to ad hoc statistical analyses on Economic Estimates that have not been included in our standard publications. 
Published new estimates of number of businesses and GVA by annual turnover in DCMS sectprs, 2018

Coronavirus and the latest indicators for the UK economy and society: 9 July 2020
Early experimental data on the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) on the UK economy and society, including online price changes data. These faster indicators are created using rapid response surveys, novel data sources and experimental methods.

The Sustainable Innovation Fund: round 1 (temporary framework). Deadline: 29^th July 2020
UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £55 million for new projects focusing on sustainable economic recovery from COVID-19. For more information click here.

The Sustainable Innovation Fund: SBRI phase 1. Deadline: 5 August 2020.
Organisations can apply for a share of up to £10 million, including VAT, to help UK businesses and the public sector recover from COVID-19 in a sustainable manner. For more information click here. 

HEALTH, HEALTHCARE & WELLBEING:

COVID-19: guidance on shielding and protecting people defined on medical grounds as extremely vulnerable
Information for shielding and protecting people defined on medical grounds as extremely vulnerable from COVID-19 – added link to local lockdowns guidance.

The impact of COVID19 on Caring
This article explores who has been caring during the COVID-19 Pandemic and how caring responsibilities and accessibility to care has changed since lockdown. Furthermore, the article discusses the impact of these changes on both the carer and those in receipt of care.

COVID-19: potentially infectious people
How public health officers apply Schedule 21 to the Coronavirus Act 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

NHS test and trace statistics (England): methodology
The methodology document has been updated to reflect the changes in the methodology for calculating the time taken to receive a COVID-19 test result from time of test for home testing kits. More details about pillar 1 test turnaround times and the reasoning behind the percentage of people testing positive being removed from the publication has also been added.

NHS test and trace statistics (England): 25 June to 1 July 2020
Experimental statistics for weeks 1 to 5 of NHS test and trace contact tracing in England.

Number of people tested for coronavirus (England): 30 January to 27 May 2020
Historic data for the number of people tested for coronavirus (COVID-19) from 30 January to 27 May 2020, before the launch of NHS test and trace.

HOSPITALITY:  

Register your establishment for the Eat Out to Help Out Scheme
Find out how to register your restaurant or establishment for the Eat Out to Help Out Scheme.

Get more information about the Eat Out to Help Out Scheme
Get more help with registration, eligibility and how to offer the discount for the Eat Out to Help Out Scheme.

Treasury Direction made under Sections 71 and 76 of the Coronavirus Act 2020: Eat Out to Help Out Scheme
The Chancellor has made a Treasury Direction in relation to the Eat Out to Help Out Scheme.

JUDICIARY:

HMCTS weekly management information during coronavirus – March to June 2020
The weekly management information used by HMCTS for understanding workload volumes and timeliness at a national level during coronavirus (COVID-19), March 2020 to June 2020.

Courts and tribunals tracker list during coronavirus outbreak
This page holds a tracker list of open, staffed and suspended courts during the coronavirus outbreak. Tracker updated to show all probate offices are open.

TRAVEL & TOURISM:

Transport use during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic
To monitor the use of the transport system during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, DfT provides statistics on transport use by mode, published every Wednesday.

Coronavirus (COVID-19): advice for UK visa applicants and temporary UK residents
This is advice for visa customers and applicants in the UK, visa customers outside of the UK and British nationals overseas who need to apply for a passport affected by travel restrictions associated with coronavirus – added Pearson Test of English to the list of English Testing Centres.

Coronavirus (COVID-19): cruise ship travel
Guidance for British people about cruise ship holidays during the coronavirus pandemic – updated advice against cruise travel following the changes to the global advisory against non-essential travel

Covid-19 Webinars:

Thursday 9^th July @ 2pm
The Science of Returning to Work
As organisations plan to return to work following a long period of work from home or shut down, it’s crucial to find the right approach to support workers and ensure a successful return to work. From the right communication to official manager support. Achievers Workforce Institute has looked at the Science of crisis recovery to help guide your return to work processes. Join Dr. Natalie Baumgartner and learn what the latest research and experts are saying about finding a new normal so you can keep your teams engaged and productive. Dr. Natalie Baumgartner is an engagement and culture thought leader and evangelist. She has spent over a decade focused on driving the translation of engagement / culture research and theory into SaaS based software, working to help make it possible for organisations to solve problems and achieve goals that advance their performance. Register HERE

Tuesday 14^th July: Northern Powerhouse – Levelling Up.
Join Place North West and Lexington Communications, at this dedicated virtual event, for an in-depth discussion on the Northern Powerhouse and Levelling Up agendas as the region navigates out of lockdown into recovery.
Book here

Wednesday 15^th July: FSB: Want to become a lean, green business machine?
This session will explore the full range of options open to you to help you and your business ‘go green’ and slash not just your carbon footprint, but your energy bills as well. As the UK economy embarks on its long haul journey to repair the damage caused by Covid-19, savvy businesses will be looking at how and where they can make savings to invest in their future as part of the build back better, build back greener ethos!  

Wednesday 15th July: Northern Powerhouse Education, Employment and Skills Summit (NPEESS2020)
The summit will provide an early opportunity to kick start the debate on what the North needs to do to reboot, rebuild, recover and rebalance
NPEESS2020 brings together policy makers and influencers to look at the impact on education, employment and skills and discuss what the North needs to do to unlock opportunities, deliver growth, boost prosperity and rebalance the economy.

Make your workplace COVID-secure:

You can find recordings of webinars covering other types of workplace here

HMRC: 

Coronavirus COVID-19 Statutory Sick Pay Rebate Scheme:
Providing an overview of the scheme, this webinar looks at who can claim, when to start paying SSP, employees you can claim for, making a claim, keeping records, and more.  Choose a date and time

Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme – How to make a claim:
This guides you through making a claim, including the essential information you need, what to do before you make your claim, calculating and processing your claim.
Choose a date and time

If you’ve missed any of HMRC’s live webinars, you can catch up  series of recorded webinars on HMRC’s YouTube channel – available at a time to suit you.

Twice weekly: EnterprisingYou

Finance support for the self-employed webinars For info about latest webinar date announcements please visit the website https://enterprising-you.co.uk/latest-news/

Join an HR virtual community HRD: A Virtual Experience.

Join 2,500+ senior HR Leaders from across the globe including The Clorox Company, Diageo, DHL, Siemens, Nestle, Vodafone, Tiffany & Co, ING and more.

Date and time: Thursday June 18th from 10am CET/9am BST

Summit theme: The Resilient Organisation

Sign up here – it’s completely free!

ACAS – run a series of courses to help businesses with transition from lockdown

Useful links:  

Coronavirus outbreak FAQs: what you can and can’t do
Frequently asked questions on what you can and can’t do during the coronavirus outbreak – guidance updated in line with new regulations coming into force on 4 July

Business Survey:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dcms-coronavirus-impact-business-survey/dcms-business-survey-headline-measures 

New tools and resources available from Acas:
Redundancy letter templates
Redundancy process map  Acas have also contributed to the development of a new return to work toolkit in partnership with SOM, CIPD, BITC and Mind.

Applications Now Open for the Local Authority Discretion Fund. Businesses that had been eligible for the Self-Employment Income Support are also now eligible for the LA Discretionary Business Grant.

Apply for the coronavirus Future Fund
The Future Fund will provide UK Government loans to UK-based companies ranging from £125,000 to £5 million, subject to at least equal match funding from private investors.

Coronavirus Statutory Sick Pay Rebate Scheme set to launch
Employers will be able to make claims through the Coronavirus Statutory Sick Pay Rebate Scheme from 26 May. 

Stockport Council publishes details for Local Authority Discretionary Grants Fund.

Stockport Council has confirmed its criteria in consideration of awarding the Local Authority Discretionary Grants Fund, announced as the grants Top-up fund by the Government on 1^st May.

Business Support in Stockport – a centre pool of information to support business owners in Stockport:
www.skbusinessrecovery.co.uk

Government – Guidance on Returning to Work safely
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/working-safely-during-coronavirus-covid-19

Government – Setting out of Road Map to recovery – 11^th May 2020
Our plan to rebuild: The UK Government’s 60 page COVID-19 recovery strategy
The UK Government’s COVID-19 recovery strategy. The strategy sets out a cautious roadmap to easing existing measures in a safe and measured way, subject to successfully controlling the virus and being able to monitor and react to its spread.Stockport Council has launched a FREE job matching website to help support employers with vacancies and individuals across the Stockport borough who are looking for work. The service, Stockport Jobs Match, will help to connect employers who have urgent temporary or permanent vacancies with applicants who are immediately available and in need of employment. The website also helps signpost individuals to available support services and information.  
www.stockport-jobsmatch.co.uk

Coronavirus Act 2020: status
A table setting out the status of each measure in the Coronavirus Act 2020.

Government – Financial Support
New 100% government backed loan scheme for small business

Stockport Council – Health & Mental Well-being https://www.stockport.gov.uk/showcase/coronavirus 

Government – Financial Support
CBILS – A guide to whether it may be the best options for a business

Government – Financial Support
Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme – online claims portal open

Government – Business Support:
Government launches new coronavirus business support finder tool

Government – Business Support Hub:
https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus/business-support

Government – IT safety support:
Government Warnings Over Coronavirus Scams – Here’s How to Protect Yourself

Government – Financial Support:  
HMRC has published guidance on how it will work out income and profits for the self-employed or those in a partnership who have lost profits due to coronavirus. 
Government – Business Support:
https://www.businesssupport.gov.uk/coronavirus-business-support/

Government – Business Support: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guidance-to-employers-and-businesses-about-covid-19

Government – Financial Support: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-guidance-on-business-support-grant-funding

Government – Business Support:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guidance-to-employers-and-businesses-about-covid-19/covid-19-support-for-businesses

Bank of England – Financial Support: https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/news/2020/march/the-covid-corporate-financing-facility

Stockport Council Grant scheme:
https://www.stockport.gov.uk/business-rates-support-measures

Gov.uk: Maintaining Educational Provision: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-maintaining-educational-provision/guidance-for-schools-colleges-and-local-authorities-on-maintaining-educational-provision

UK Lockdown – Further businesses to close and exceptions: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/874732/230320_-_Revised_guidance_note_-_finalVF

Business Growth Hub:
www.businessgrowthhub.com/coronavirus  https://www.businessgrowthhub.com/coronavirus/resources/2020/03/coronavirus-business-support-webinar-series

Food & Drink – advice and guidance:
https://marketingstockport.co.uk/news/food-delivery-and-takeaway-guidance-for-food-businesses-looking-to-diversify/

Health – updates from NHS
https://www.england.nhs.uk/news/

Health– Shielding the most vulnerable
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guidance-on-shielding-and-protecting-extremely-vulnerable-persons-from-covid-19/guidance-on-shielding-and-protecting-extremely-vulnerable-persons-from-covid-19

Health – Dedicated helpline to support vulnerable residents in Stockport:
Support can be accessed by calling 0161 217 6046 Monday to Friday from 9am to 5pm and Saturdays from 10am to 4pm.

Health – Dedicated health & wellbeing services:
24/7 mental health helpline & safe haven for anyone over the age of 18 in Stockport (0800 138 7276).

Health – An Emotional Wellbeing Hub which provides information, advice, and guidance for anyone up to the age of 25 for emotional wellbeing and mental health concerns. 0161 217 6028 – 8.30am-5pm Mon – Thurs 8.30am-4.30pm on Friday.  

Health – the big white wall
The Big White Wall offers 24/7 anonymous support via a digital emotional wellbeing and mental health service, offering peer support for anyone over the age of 16, support from trained clinicians alongside a range of helpful tools and resources.

Media and Marketing:
Prolific North are publishing daily updates on their blog as to how Covid-19 is impacting on the marketing, media and technology industries

Travel:
https://media.northernrailway.co.uk/news/coronavirus-travel-information

Recruitment: – DWP and Universal Credit http://news.dwp.gov.uk/dwplz/lz.aspx?p1=MQsDU1NjQ5MlM2OTA0OjNCNDJBOEZCRTJDOUJEOTc1ODQ0RTRCRDNDNzk4QUNF-&CC=&p=0

Retail: An update form British Retail Consortium
https://brc.org.uk/news/corporate-affairs/coronavirus-latest-retailer-activity/

Employment: – Stockport Jobs Match 

Community – Guidance for businesses seeking to help voluntary, community, and social enterprise organisations during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak
How businesses can offer services, funds and volunteers to civil society during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Find out more information here.

Employment – Useful information for the Self-Employed:
News and Guidance for the self-employed:
Concerned how Coronavirus might impact you and your business?
Please get in touch with Enterprising You and you will be connected to someone who can help. You can also access information and guidance including the latest Government updates via www.businessgrowthhub.com/coronavirus

Can you claim back Coronavirus Statutory Sick Pay in the Rebate Scheme
From Tuesday 26 May 2020, small and medium-sized employers, with fewer than 250 employees, will be able to apply to recover the costs of paying coronavirus-related Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) payments they have made to their employees.