HMRC Job Retention Scheme Briefing 22/4/2020

22nd April 2020

On Monday 20 April, HMRC launched the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme at 8am. By midnight that same day, we had received:

185,000 claims

Covering 1,300,000 employees

At a value of £1,500,000,000.

These figures are UK-wide and aren't broken down any further. We will have another update today with the latest numbers.

For employers to get their payments by 30 April they need to make a claim by midnight tonight (Wednesday 22 April) as it takes 6 working days to process claims. Further guidance is available and there is an easy to use, step-by-step guide that takes you through the process.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-job-retention-scheme-step-by-step-guide-for-employers

Employers can apply here

https://tax.service.gov.uk/coronavirus-job-retention-scheme