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Sunak announces more support to the self-employed

More support
The Chancellor has just announced that in addition to extending the furlough scheme, he has increased help for the self-employed and to the devolved administrations.  This is from the BBC website – Mr Sunak also announced billions of pounds of other support for the economy, including more money for self-employed people.Support through the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) will be increased, with the third grant covering November to January calculated at 80% of average trading profits, up to a maximum of £7,500.At the same time, the chancellor raised guaranteed funding for the UK’s devolved administrations by £2bn to £16bn. Read the full article here. Martin Lewis’s MoneySavingExpert website already has details.  Here’s the link.