APPG Gaps in Support

05/05/2021

“Should all these businesses exit, roughly 1.9 million jobs would be lost.

“The knock-on effects of this would be severe in terms of financial and macroeconomic stability. Unsurprisingly, the smaller the firm, the greater the risk of failure.”

Labour demands switch to ‘student loan-style’ terms – giving threatened firms more time to repay

02/03/2021

🚨 A WIN FOR THE APPG IN TOMORROW'S BUDGET🚨

After months of pressure the Chancellor has finally accepted that he needs to address the gaping hole in support for the newly self-employed, who through no fault of their own have been excluded from financial support for a year. READ MORE 👇

Responding to reports that the Chancellor is set to announce that the newly self-employed will be incorporated in SEISS 4, APPG on Gaps in Support chair Jamie Stone MP said: “After months of pressure from the APPG on Gaps in Support and campaign groups around the country, the Chancellor has final

02/03/2021

WATCH: The Chancellor is promising "openness, honesty and certainty" in tomorrow's . Will that extend to the 3million people excluded from Govt support for almost a year 3million people like celebrated violinist Roisin Walters. Here's her story.

01/03/2021

MPs and peers from across both Houses have called on the Chancellor to ‘urgently plug devastating gaps’ in schemes that have seen around 3 million people excluded from government support for almost a year, in a report outlining the APPG on Gaps in Support’s policy recommendations ahead of next...

24/02/2021

👀 WATCH - we have an urgent message for the Chancellor, one week to Budget Day. From 262 cross-party MPs, comprising the largest APPG in history.

ForgottenLtd Jamie Stone Caroline Lucas Tracy Brabin MP Stephen Farry MP Alison Thewliss MP Esther McVey

24/02/2021

"We employ such a lot of trainees - where will we be in five years' time if we lose those skill sets?" A story repeated up and down the country.

The hair and beauty industry is calling for a cut in VAT to help mend the sector's finances.

23/02/2021

Read our policy proposal to the government on filling the gaps in support for new parents & upholding maternity, parental, adoption rights in the Covid-19 pandemic 👇

Written by: Richard Dunstan, Maternity Action; Sarah Ronan, Pregnant Then Screwed; Bethany Power, Covid-19 Maternity Rights Campaigner; Sonali Joshi, ExcludedUK; Alison Thewliss MP, Co-Chair APPG Gaps in Support

22/02/2021

Alison Thewliss asks the PM to help those pregnant or on maternity leave that have been excluded from government support

22/02/2021

The Authors' Licensing and Collecting Society has issued a statement in support of the APPG's proposed Targeted Income Grant Scheme, which is currently under consideration by the Chancellor 👇

22/02/2021

"Too many women are being forced to choose between unsafe working conditions, unpaid leave and quitting their jobs."

Charity calls for more support for mothers-to-be

18/02/2021

Nearly two million people have been unable to work for at least six months after losing their jobs in the pandemic or being placed on furlough, according to the Resolution Foundation.

One in five of these people fear they will remain jobless or their roles will vanish when the taxpayer-funded furlough scheme stops on April 30.

A report by the Resolution Foundation estimates that 1.9 million people were unable to work for at least six months after losing their jobs or being furloughed during the pandemic.

15/02/2021

"It takes courage and determination to start a business, and even more courage to expand a business through investment and hard work. We cannot penalise these people with such an arbitrary cap that does not incentivise the expansion of British business."

A group of MPs is warning that 200,000 business owners have been placed under unimaginable strain after being unfairly excluded from Government support during the pandemic.