£4.6bn Paid Out To Support Wages Across Construction

The Government has paid out £4.6bn since March to support the wages of construction staff on furlough and self-employed workers laid off in the lockdown. Up to 1.48m construction staff and self-employed workers have received some kind of wages support during the coronavirus outbreak.

According to latest Government figures, so far 801,000 self-employed construction workers have received pay-outs from the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme, totalling over £2.8bn. Over the same period, more than 150,000 construction firms submitted claims for Government support for 680,000 furloughed staff. Read more on the Construction Enquirer website.

https://www.constructionenquirer.com/2020/06/11/furlough-claims-for-construction-staff-reach-1-8bn/