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The government has announced that self-employed parents whose trading profits dipped in 2018–19 because they took time out to have children will be able to claim for a payment under the Self-Employed Income Support Scheme (SEISS).
See: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/self-employed-new-parents-can-claim-support-grant.
07 Oct 2025
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