Home News CJRS and SEISS pumps in £4.5 billion to protect 1.4 million construction...

New figures from HMRC highlight how UK Government support is protecting jobs and helping individuals across the UK. They show that more than 1.4 million construction workers have benefited from the Coronavirus Jobs Retention Scheme (CJRS) and Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS)at a cost of more than £4.5 billion.

The construction industry has the largest potentially eligible self-employed population with over one million self-employed workers potentially eligible to apply. By 31 May construction workers had made 801,000 claims for SEISS totalling £2.864bn; an average of £3,600 per claimant.

The Construction sector has had 680,000 employments furloughed through the scheme, with 154,000 employers from this sector applying for support. The total value of CJRS £1.760 billion.

The National impact is huge. Under the CJRS, up until the 31 May more than 6.4 million jobs were furloughed in England, with more than 628,000 jobs furloughed in Scotland, 316,500 in Wales and nearly 212,000 in Northern Ireland.

The SEISS, self-employed individuals in Scotland have made 146,000 claims totalling £425 million; 102,000 claims for £273 million made in Wales; 69,000 claims for £198 million in Northern Ireland. From just over 2 million claims in England, the total is nearly £6 billion.

Rishi Sunak, Chancellor of the Exchequer, said: “We have extended both schemes so they will continue to provide measured support across the UK as we start to reopen the economy.

The CJRS scheme will continue to support jobs until the end of October, with flexible part-time furloughing beginning in July to support businesses as the economy is carefully reopened.

The SEISS scheme has also been extended with those eligible able to claim a second and final grant in August.

 

 

 

 

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