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Charity loses High Court challenge against the government over Covid support scheme

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Charity loses High Court challenge against the government after claiming coronavirus support scheme sexually discriminated against self-employed mothers Pregnant Then Screwed brought legal action against Treasure over the Seiss  It argued tens of thousands of women received lower payments than others  Those whose income was unaffected by maternity-related leave received more  Seiss payments assessed on … Read more

Takeaway food app Deliveroo urges Boris Johnson to restart Eat Out to Help Out scheme

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Takeaway food app Deliveroo urges Boris Johnson to restart Eat Out to Help Out scheme in letter co-signed by 300 restaurants in bid to boost hospitality sector after lockdown Itsu and Pizza Hut also signed the letter asking for Eat Out to Help Out extension  Groups said that businesses had come under ‘immense financial pressure’  … Read more

Green Homes Grant scheme flop: £1bn will go unused

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Revealed: The Green Homes Grant scheme flops with just £71.3m vouchers issued so far – and £1bn of funding withdrawn Leftover funding for the Green Homes Grant will not be rolled over to next year As only £71.3m has been spent, this means the budget will be slashed by £1bn   The scheme gives vouchers to … Read more

Prince Harry’s Invictus Games veterans give NHS workers a boost with new scheme

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Prince Harry’s Invictus Games veterans are to support NHS workers battling the pandemic through a series of podcasts.   Harry is patron of the Invictus Games Foundation which has collaborated with the NHS to provide guidance on supporting the physical, mental, and social wellbeing of medical workers and other staff during and after the pandemic. The … Read more

Multi millionaire Guy Ritchie is slammed for using furlough scheme

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Multi millionaire Guy Ritchie is slammed for using furlough scheme to pay up to 19 staff at his pub company during pandemic Businessman is worth roughly £110million but still used government scheme MPs said multi-millionaires should have enough money to pay their own staff  Mr Ritchie owns a £27million home in Wiltshire and £10million home … Read more

Ministers reserve 28,000 rooms near airports for hotel quarantine scheme

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Britain’s hotel quarantine scheme will finally begin on February 15 – nearly three weeks after it was first announced. Retired Royal Marine general Sir Gordon Messenger, a former vice chief of defence staff who led a mass community testing operation in Liverpool last year, has been drafted in to oversee the delayed project.  Last night, … Read more

Council admin worker, 24, stole £6,000 from his employers in cycle work scheme voucher scam

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Council admin worker, 24, who spent £200 a day on cocaine stole £6,000 from his employers to pay off his drug debts in cycle to work scheme voucher scam, court hears Council-worker John Buckley, 24, submitted cycle to work scheme vouchers Buckley approved 6 fraudulent cycle to work scheme vouchers for himself The vouchers, totaling … Read more

Amigo Loans plots new scheme to pay off customers

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Amigo Loans plots new scheme to pay off customers in last ditch bid to stay afloat By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 GMT, 25 January 2021 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 25 January 2021 Amigo Loans has launched a last-ditch attempt to stay afloat following a wave of customer complaints. The controversial guarantor … Read more

Under 2,000 start new roles via Government’s £2bn Kickstart scheme

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Government’s £2billion Kickstart scheme to get young people on universal credit into jobs has seen fewer than 2,000 start new roles in its first five months Kickstart programme launched in September and offers work placements  Just 1,868 people have started their placements in the UK as of January 15  Work and Pensions Secretary Therese Coffey … Read more

STEPHEN GLOVER questions £500 ‘reward’ scheme for catching coronavirus as it is ditched

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How quickly the pandemic is rotting the minds of supposedly clever civil servants and ministers.  The latest crazy ideas to emanate from Whitehall are contained in a leaked 16-page official document. Mad idea number one: to pay £500 to every person testing positive for Covid-19.  Mad (and dangerous) idea number two: to give police access … Read more