Great news - I'm setting up an ExcludedUK All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) so MPs from all parties can come together to find solutions for those unfairly excluded from Government support
Ask your MP to join the Tuesday meeting #ExcludedUK#ForgottenLtd#NewStarterJustice
@paullewismoney Paul It’s far worse. Infosys aquired a firm called Simplus in mid-March. Initially, due to the timing of the purchase, all Employees would have been ineligible for Furlough, but surprise, he immediately amended the scheme to bypass the criteria. Family first? #newstarterjustice
I have written to @RishiSunak asking him to take a hard look at the impact of his decision to exclude so many new starters from government help schemes. Research by @NewStarterJust shows 83% of new starters are not entitled to UC. These people deserve better. #newstarterjustice
There’ll be a new starter who’ll be alright next Weds - Govt priority is to appoint one of their own MPs and pay them £60K over 4 years to scrutinise the Government! Looking after their own while throwing hard working people under the bus @NewStarterJust ask your MP to oppose
My questions to economists @CommonsTreasury on the shape of UK's economic recovery & the vital need for government to support those left out of the Job Retention Scheme @NewStarterJust and the 640,000 young people now at risk of unemployment. https://t.co/s2er7eK02r
When will you listen to #NewStarterJustice? Yes, the CJRS is great, we know that, but it would be so much better if at least 1.5 million people weren't left out unnecessarily. It is NOT defensible. If you can extend the scheme to October, you can extend it to us too.
@MartinSLewis@itvMLshow@JimHarraHMRC#martinlewis Please please please ask him what more is being done regarding the gaps in the furlough scheme as this was something @RishiSunak was supposed to be answering and please don’t say uc etc .. I started on 2nd March before 19th March RTI cut off - all monthly payers ...
The UK #furloughscheme has been extended until October.
The Chancellor must now fix the serious gaps in the scheme to ensure everybody gets the support they need.
#COVID19
Well done @EdwardJDavey taking up the call in #PMQs to ask if an extension is coming for the self employed income support scheme.
Remember currently the furlough scheme ends in Oct, yet the self employment scheme ends in 3 weeks (payouts now are for Mar - May).
Sadly no answer
#NewStarterJustice has been on an emotional rollercoaster since the #CJRS was announced. We keep thinking each next turn will include us, but so far we have always been disappointed. When will @RishiSunak let us disembark and get support? #RideTheEmotion
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Thank you so much for supporting us and questioning him! We really don’t know how he continues to defend it, and skirt around the issue. We desperately need income help now, and we cannot survive for months. #newstarterjustice