Apr 23, 2021 | Current Affairs
The Government's online gateway for applications to the latest round of grants under the self-employment income support scheme (SEISS) is now open from the HMRC website. HMRC should have informed self-employed individuals of their exact application date via text,...
Apr 22, 2021 | Current Affairs
The UK inflation rate rose to 1% in the 12 months to March 2021, up from 0.7% to February, according to a new Office for National Statistics (ONS) report. The rate was mainly pushed up by increases in the price of transport, fuel and clothing, the ONS said. The report...
Apr 20, 2021 | Current Affairs
The UK unemployment rate fell to 4.9% in the three months to 28 February 2021, down from 5%, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The findings suggest the labour market stabilised, despite the UK being in a third national lockdown for at least some...
Apr 14, 2021 | Current Affairs
Exports from the UK to the EU rose by £3.7 billion (46.6%) in February compared to the month before, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). This came after a record fall in British exports to the EU of -42%, or £5.7bn, after disruption to the regular...
Mar 25, 2021 | Current Affairs
Unemployment levels in the UK fell back to 5% in the three months to January 2021, according to the Office of National Statistics (ONS).The ONS confirmed that the unemployment rate decreased from 5.1% in December 2020, despite economists predicting it would increase...
