A list of the rules that have been temporarily relaxed to make it easier for businesses to continue working through the disruption caused by coronavirus (COVID-19).

The Scottish Government has announced a £100 million fund to support the self-employed and SMEs, broken into three separate funds.

The Welsh Government has announced a £18 million package for creative industries, culture and sport sectors, to help relieve the immediate impact of COVID-19.

A discretionary fund has been set up to accommodate certain small businesses in England previously outside the scope of the business grant funds scheme

Government departments are hosting a series of free webinars to help businesses understand the support available.

UPDATED: Temporary change to postal arrangements on Saturday will be for a six-week period.

**UPDATE: In the Chancellor’s Winter Economy Plan, he announced CBILs repayments can now be paid back across ten years, previously six.

*UPDATE: The government has taken steps on the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) to ensure that lenders have the confidence they need to process finance applications quickly, including removing the per lender portfolio cap for the government guarantee, and changing the viability tests that so that all banks will need to assess is whether a business was viable pre COVID-19

The Chancellor has announced the creation of Bounce Back Loans, for small businesses in need of loans of up to 50,000.

Audience engagement agency Gold Key Media, part of the Frontline Group, continues to remain fully operational throughout the Coronavirus crisis.

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The online claim service for the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme will be launched on GOV.UK on Monday 20‌‌ April 2020. Any entity with a UK payroll can apply, including businesses, charities, recruitment agencies and public authorities. To prepare to make your claim you will need:

As the news trade adapts to the current lockdown, the industry charity NewstrAid, highlights the wide range of services on offer to anyone with a news trade connection facing hardship, including those in work.

PPA & Lewis Silkin Webinar

How governments across the EU are stabilising business and mitigating the economic impact of the COVID-19 virus.

A breakdown of the key features of government schemes relevant to publishers.

*UPDATED Chancellor Rishi Sunak MP announced the Self-Employed Income Support Scheme, which will allow self-employed people facing financial difficulties to receive 80% of their monthly wages, covered by the Government.

With the number of cases of the coronavirus (Covid-19) continuing to climb, the financial markets are showing signs of strain and some businesses are already feeling the impact of decreased consumer spending in some areas.