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April 2020

In a new piece of video analysis, MoneySavingExpert.com founder Martin Lewis explains that while more employees may be eligible for support from the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme after the eligibility date was extended to 19 March 2020, the change may not help quite as many people as the Government claims.
16 April 2020

Tens of thousands of employees who've recently started a new job and thought they'd missed out on being furloughed are now likely to be able to get support through the Government's Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, after the eligibility date was extended to 19 March 2020. But the move won't help everyone and is unlikely to aid 200,000 employees, as predicted by official estimates.
15 April 2020

The Job Spotter app – which allows users to submit photos of job adverts in exchange for Amazon vouchers – is to close down. You'll soon no longer be able to submit new photos and the app will be suspended altogether on Friday 15 May, though if you've already earned vouchers they should be sent to you.
9 April 2020

Help on overdrafts and credit cards confirmed for those hit by financial problems due to coronavirus
The financial regulator has confirmed that banks should offer a temporary payment freeze on credit cards and loans for three months and offer interest-free overdrafts of up to £500 on current accounts, in a set of new rules introduced to combat the effects of coronavirus on people's finances.
9 April 2020
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