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The NUJ has urged the UK Chancellor to announce the details of the fourth grant for the self-employed now and not as part of his March budget.

The Public Accounts Committee has given HMRC six weeks to explain why so many of the self-employed have not received a penny of Covid-19 government aid.

Writers, journalists, musicians, artists and other creative workers discuss how the pandemic has affected their work and why it's important to have a union to support you.

Latest guidance on Covid-19 financial packages for freelances.

Unions continue to lobby the Treasury over unfair deal for freelances.

The National Audit Office says government schemes fell short of helping many freelances and the scale of fraud and error could be considerable, particularly for the furlough scheme.

Green Party MP calls for back pay for #ForgottenFreelances.

NUJ briefing to the Digital, Culture, Media & Sport Committee's inquiry into Covid-19 on the industry, May 2020.

649 freelance workers will now get the support they need.

The legal action marks a significant acceleration in the union's campaign to secure equal treatment for freelance workers.

Briefing for MPs & MSPs on effect of coronavirus on the industry.

Letter from the NUJ to the Chancellor concerning freelances who have fallen through the cracks of his Covid-19 aid packages – particularly those who have PAYE income or limited companies – signed by cross-party MPs.

NUJ briefing on Statutory Sick Pay, Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, Employment and Support Allowance, Universal Credit and Self-employment Income Support Scheme, Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme, Scottish Self-Employed Hardship Fund, Welsh Economic Resilience Fund.

Response from the NUJ freelance office on the government's scheme for the self-employed during the Covid-19 emergency.

The NUJ has urged the UK Chancellor to announce the details of the fourth grant for the self-employed now and not as part of his March budget.

The Public Accounts Committee has given HMRC six weeks to explain why so many of the self-employed have not received a penny of Covid-19 government aid.

Writers, journalists, musicians, artists and other creative workers discuss how the pandemic has affected their work and why it's important to have a union to support you.

Latest guidance on Covid-19 financial packages for freelances.

Unions continue to lobby the Treasury over unfair deal for freelances.

The National Audit Office says government schemes fell short of helping many freelances and the scale of fraud and error could be considerable, particularly for the furlough scheme.

Green Party MP calls for back pay for #ForgottenFreelances.

NUJ briefing to the Digital, Culture, Media & Sport Committee's inquiry into Covid-19 on the industry, May 2020.

649 freelance workers will now get the support they need.

The legal action marks a significant acceleration in the union's campaign to secure equal treatment for freelance workers.

Briefing for MPs & MSPs on effect of coronavirus on the industry.

Letter from the NUJ to the Chancellor concerning freelances who have fallen through the cracks of his Covid-19 aid packages – particularly those who have PAYE income or limited companies – signed by cross-party MPs.

NUJ briefing on Statutory Sick Pay, Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, Employment and Support Allowance, Universal Credit and Self-employment Income Support Scheme, Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme, Scottish Self-Employed Hardship Fund, Welsh Economic Resilience Fund.

Response from the NUJ freelance office on the government's scheme for the self-employed during the Covid-19 emergency.