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Universal Credit set to be paid early in December
Universal Credit Claimants could see their payments made slightly earlier this December to take into account of the bank holidays. We have provided the estimated dates below based on the government's website.
Bank holiday payment dates
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Cybersecurity firms not safe from attack
The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Sunday night issued Emergency Directive 21-01, in response to a known compromise involving SolarWinds Orion products that are currently being exploited by malicious…
Business charity calls on MP Paul Scully to initiate Self-employed Recovery Strategy and grants for…
The charity, Money Advice Trust, which is behind charities National Debtline and Business Debtline, has written to the Minister for Small Business, Paul Scully, to make the case for a dedicated ‘Covid-19 Self-employment Recovery…
IR35 and ‘Indecisive’: HMRC CEST tool leaves freelancers and contractors in limbo
HMRC’s IR35 tool, Check Employment Status for Tax (CEST), has been monitored and the results have shown that the online tool has been unable to deliver a verdict for enquiring contractors and freelancers over 188,000 times in the past…
Fishy business: City of London’s market rights are conveniently ‘missing’ in…
The European Commission has not included financial services in an emergency no-deal contingency plan should the last ditch Brexit trade talks fail in Brussels on Sunday 13 December.
Why? On the grounds that further market access in…
File your taxes early to help secure third SEISS grant
Filing your taxes early may help you secure the third SEISS grant, according to a report by Which?
The UK’s third self-employed grant to cover eligible businesses between February 2021 to April 2021 must be claimed on or before the…
Top tips to handle your kids’ holiday gift expectations when money is tight
Many children across the UK, and pretty much every corner of the world, grew up a little faster than parents may have wished this year. That largely came down to lockdown social isolation, but probably more so, parental finances becoming…
Severe allergy sufferers advised to avoid Pfizer/BioNTech COVID vaccine but perhaps not forever say…
If more cases of allergic reactions do come to light, or a stance by the global medical profession takes a similar path to that now being taken for the flu jab, we could see regulators still encourage people to take the vaccine in time.…
Which governments have valued freelancers and startups the most during the pandemic?
As previously reported, The Freelance Informer has highlighted the failure of the UK government to support all its self-employed taxpayers whether that is in the form of a freelancer or limited company startup. This lack of support has…
PayPal refuses customer fraud claims
Scammers are wise to how PayPal investigates fraud and as a result, PayPal users are falling into new traps, according to a Which? report.
For example, if a customer makes a buyer protection claim, PayPal will usually accept a…