COVID-19 SUPPORT DIRECTORY

I have formed a support directory to help people get through the covid-19 pandemic with minimal hardship and impact to their welfare. Click here to go to the Covid-19 Support Directory.

SCOTTISH BUSINESS SUPPORT GOES LIVE

Two types of grant are now available to ratepayers: • a one-off £10,000 grant to ratepayers of small businesses • a one-off grant of £25,000 available to retail, hospitality and leisure business ratepayers with a rateable value between £18,001 and £50,999. You can apply for these through your local authority. You can apply to North […]

JOB CENTRE APPOINTMENTS AND WELFARE PAYMENTS

Whilst we continue to battle the spread of covid-19, the DWP have confirmed that claimants of all welfare benefits will continue receiving welfare payments without visiting their local Job Centres. You are NOT required to sign on or attend face to face consultations or medical assessments. This will continue for the next three months unless […]

NORTH LANARKSHIRE SCHOOL HUBS UPDATE

From today, 10 hubs will open across North Lanarkshire for the children of key workers. Full details are available at www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk/coronavirus. The following schools will be open as hubs. Key workers are advised to take their child to their closest hub, where provision will be available between 9am and 3pm. All other schools will be fully […]

NORTH LANARKSHIRE SCHOOL ANNOUNCEMENT

All North Lanarkshire schools will be open on Monday for the children of the following categories of key workers. It is essential, to stop the spread of transmission of coronavirus, that people who can work from home do work from home. This is not business as usual and it is vital that this support being […]

SUPPORTING THE SELF-EMPLOYED

If you are concerned about not being able to pay an overdue tax bill or a bill due in the near future due to COVID-19, you can contact HMRC’s dedicated helpline on 0800 0159 559 – open from 8am until 4pm Monday to Friday. I am aware that recent announcements have done little to provide […]