Freelancers

Dozens of arts freelancers miss out on Covid support because of errors with their pay, Equity says.

Campaigners from Pregnant Then Screwed argued the government's Covid support discriminated against mothers.

New report asks why government does not just pay to help those on the edge of support schemes.

Self-employed people will not be fined if they file their tax returns online by 28 February.

Some support is coming to an end, while other schemes are set to open following new restrictions.

A one-off taxable £3,500 grant announced last month is set to be made available.

The people who are struggling to survive the financial fallout from the pandemic.

Newly self-employed people get no help from the government, despite the latest wage support package.

The government is urged to do more to help arts freelancers as venues shut again during lockdown.

As another lockdown begins, workers not entitled to self-employment support feel abandoned.

The government has announced self-employed workers can claim up to 80% of profits, from 40% before.

Upto £258m in grants for the self-employed could have been fraudulent or paid in error, HMRC says.

One council closed its application process for arts and culture workers in under an hour.

Young entrepreneurs explain how they changed tack during the pandemic and started their own firms.

There are fears the Covid pandemic and recession will damage the prospects of a generation.

Why has the number of self-employed people started to fall?

Germany's Hermes says it will invest £100m in the UK after a surge in online shopping during lockdown.