My Job has gone, how do I pay my rent?

These are unusual, dare I say unprecedented times.

People are losing jobs and being laid off or ‘furloughed’. The latter is an American word and the best definition I’ve found is:

1: to grant a leave of absence or furlough to (someone)a soldier being furloughed, a furloughed prisoner

2: to put (a worker) on furlough: to lay off (a worker) for usually a brief or temporary period

Apparently, the earliest use of the word as in case 2 was 1781 !

At least in the 2020 use of the word government are proposing in the UK to pay furloughed workers 80% of their basic pay. The employer needs to pay it then claim it back from HMRC. But not everyone is that fortunate and the self-employed have a more difficult route to follow although they are intended to be supported.

If you are a tenant, then we recommend you visit the following webpages:

https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus

Scroll past the black background page to page 2

These are the relevant links. Check out what you can obtain and where you need to go to seek further advice.

Also: https://www.moneyadviceservice.org.uk/en/articles/out-of-work-checklist-things-to-do-if-you-lose-your-job

When you have checked out your personal position please then call us

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