Two million self-employed people thrown a lifeline but gaps in support remain

The two million self-employed people currently relying on a government grant have been saved from a cliff-edge income drop at the end of May, as Chancellor Rishi Sunak has promised to extend the support. In August they will be able to apply for a second grant that will cover them for income lost in the intervening three months. However it will be less generous than the first round of funding and only compensate people for 70pc of their typical profits, up to a total of £6,570 for the three