For Us Self Employed

Ok there are a few of these petitions flying around so this is just one.
Briefly being self employed we can defer our next tax payment but it will still have to be payed at some point, so we’ll have to keep that money aside as some of us will not have any work til this ends.
As self employed we will not be getting 80% of our income can apply for universal credit but this is means tested, so if you and your spouse have £16000 plus in savings you don’t qualify, and it’s less than £100 per week.
As a self employed person you need a cushion to pay for tax and should you fall ill break a leg and can’t work you need this as you don’t get sickness pay. So the govt is expecting you to spend this, quite rightly I hear you say, well what happens when you’ve spent all your savings, cos god knows how long this will go on for, isas included, retirement fund if not in pension, and all is fine and you are able to work again, with no cushion? Can’t pay your tax bill, fall ill and can’t work?
the employed are getting 80% of their wage from the govt if their workplace shuts down so why can’t they give something to us?

https://platform.organise.org.uk/ca...LHZ3K7p2&utm_medium=whatsapp&utm_source=share

 

Sorry to be a bleeding heart but if you consider all your live sport events that are being televised, on Saturday, highlight games aswell employ on average over 30 freelance people per game/event, not including post production . So that’s all premiership football and rugby union and league plus all your athletics darts horse racing etc etc that amounts to one hell of a lot of people. Then there are your plumbers, electricians etc etc. They still have the same bills as employed people!

 

Such a good time to be retired on a big fat pension! At least you OAP’s are used to staying indoors and snoozing in an armchair

 

@SleepyOwl, I know where you’re coming from, there are people who will try and do everything to keep their tax bills down, I hate paying tax but I do, and I pay the right amount. I/We don’t want 80% of what we’ve earned over the last 3 years just enough for us to live on and pay ourbills so we don’t lose our security blanket. What comes after this is an unknown, but I’m sure there won’t be the same amount of work as there was for a long time.

 

@GaleForceEight good on you, don’t sit on you’re arse, im hoping I can use my time to support the NHS with my bloodbiking but that won’t pay the bills so will be looking to do the same shortly.

 

Oh and here’s another one!
http://chng.it/wyxYCwhRrf
Anyone’s help is greatly appreciated!