EXCLUSIVE: Jay Jones is one of 1.6million self-employed Brits who cannot claim under the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme – after making a single mistake on his return
Jay Jones is among more than a million people who’ve been left out of Covid support schemes
A man has been denied thousands of pounds in Covid bailout cash after making one mistake on his tax return a year ago.
Jay Jones, 22, is among 1.6million self-employed Brits who have fallen through the cracks of Rishi Sunk’s help for strivers.
The Chancellor’s Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) will pay up to £21,570 in three grants to January 2021 to help sole traders through the crisis. A fourth grant is due in spring.
But there is a long list of conditions – including that self-employment must be at least half of someone’s historic income.
Mr Jones accidentally put down his profits as employment income in his 2018/19 tax return.
That meant HM Revenue and Customs blocked him from getting even a penny under the SEISS.
