Funding and support

• Find financial support for your business

• Claim for wages through the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme

• Apply for the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme

• Defer your VAT payments

• Prevent your business from being evicted

• Find out what support your business representative organisation (BRO) offers

• Coronavirus support for business from outside government

• Additional government resources to support your business during coronavirus disruptions

• Case studies and blog posts about coronavirus business support

Self-employed people and sole traders

• Claim a grant through the Self-employment Income Support Scheme

• Self-employment and Universal Credit

• If you cannot pay your tax bill on time

• Carry out work in people’s homes safely (tradespeople)

• Drivers’ hours rules relaxations

• Negotiate a mortgage payment holiday

Your responsibilities as an employer

• What you need to do and how to keep your employees safe

• Claim for wages through the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme

• Social distancing at work: sector-specific guidance

• Statutory Sick Pay (SSP): employer guide

• Claim back Statutory Sick Pay (SSP)

• Find out what to do if your employee needs time off to look after dependants

• Which expenses are taxable if your employees work from home

• Apprenticeships: how they can continue

• Guidance for Tier 2, 4 and 5 visa sponsors of people affected by coronavirus

Managing your business during coronavirus

• Cleaning your workplace safely

• Handwashing advice posters

• Rules that have been relaxed to help businesses during the coronavirus pandemic

• Construction sites and safe working

• Farmers, landowners and rural businesses

• Food businesses

• Freight transport businesses

• Medical and healthcare industry

• Shipping and sea ports businesses

• Supported accommodation, residential care and home care

• Transport businesses

• Avoid and report coronavirus scammers

Business closures

• Businesses that must close

• If you’re staying open for business: safe working guidance

• Closing holiday accommodation to temporary residents

• Claim for your employee’s wages through the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme

How you can help

    Offer the help of your business