Job retention scheme – how to claim

Michael Chadwick, founding Director at Chadwick & Company, gives further information the Government’s job retention scheme. 

The HMRC have officially opened their job retention scheme today. In advance of the opening, the Government announced some important changes:

• Businesses can claim for employees that were employed as of 19 March 2020 and were on your PAYE payroll on or before that date.
• The scheme has been extended from 31 May 2020 to the end of June.
• Employees that were employed as of 28 February 2020 and on payroll, can also qualify for the scheme if you re-employ them and put them on furlough.

As you prepare to make a claim, please note:

• The online claim service has been today. Claims made by 22 April will be paid by 30 April.
• The only way to make a claim is online – the service should be simple to use and any support you need available on GOV.UK; this will include help with calculating the amount you can claim.
• Firms can make the claim yourself even if you usually use an agent.
• Claims will be paid within six working days.
• Businesses will need a Government Gateway ID and password. This can be obtained by going on GOV.UK and searching for ‘HMRC services: sign in or register’.
• Employers will also need to be enrolled for PAYE online. Again this can be done by going to GOV.UK and searching for ‘PAYE Online for employers’.

We are here to help

If you would like help with your application, feel free to get in touch. Please bear with us as we are currently receiving a high volume of queries, but we will get back to you as soon as we can.

Read more about the job retention scheme here. You can also email or call us on 0161 370 9600.