 I’m writing to you with the latest information about the financial support schemes available to help you, as part of the UK Government’s Plan for Jobs. This includes a reminder of the 16 August deadline for submitting your July Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) claims, and changes to the scheme from this month. To find out what other financial support may be available for you and your business during this time, search 'find coronavirus financial support' on GOV.UK. - Submit your CJRS claims for July
- Changes to the CJRS from August
- Frequently asked questions about the CJRS
- A word about scams
1. Submit your CJRS claims for July CJRS claims for July can now be submitted and must be made by Monday 16 August.
You can claim 70% of your furloughed employees' usual wages for the hours not worked, up to a cap of £2,187.50 per month. You’ll need to pay the difference, so that you continue to pay your furloughed employees at least 80% of their usual wages in total for the hours they do not work, up to a cap of £2,500 a month. You can still choose to top up your employees' wages above the 80% level or cap for each month if you wish, at your own expense. To help you plan ahead, there’s a list of monthly claims deadlines on GOV.UK – search 'claim for wages'. What you need to do now
- work out how much you can claim and the difference you’ll need to pay using our CJRS calculator and examples, by searching 'Job Retention Scheme' on GOV.UK
- submit any claims for July, no later than Monday 16 August
- keep records supporting grants you claim, in case we need to check
- make sure you’re paying CJRS related employee tax and National Insurance contributions to HMRC, and contact us if you're struggling to pay.
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2. Changes to the CJRS from August From 1 August to 30 September (when the scheme closes), the UK Government will pay 60% of employees' usual wages for hours not worked, up to a cap of £1,875. You’ll need to continue to pay the difference, so that you pay your furloughed employees at least 80% of their usual wages in total for the hours they do not work, up to a cap of £2,500 a month. Back to the top
3. Frequently asked questions about the CJRS You can find everything you need to know about the CJRS on GOV.UK, but here are some answers to the questions that employers have been asking us recently:
What if I’ve claimed too much in error? If you have claimed too much CJRS grant and have not already repaid it, you can repay as part of your next online claim without needing to call us. If you claimed too much but do not plan to submit further claims, you can let us know and make a repayment online through our card payment service or by bank transfer – go to 'Pay Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme grants back' on GOV.UK. You must notify us and repay the money by the latest of whichever date applies below: - 90 days from receiving the CJRS money you’re not entitled to
- 90 days from when circumstances changed so that you were no longer entitled to keep it.
If you do not do this, you may have to pay interest and a penalty, as well as repaying the excess CJRS grant. Search 'Interest rates for late and early payments' on GOV.UK. What if I haven’t claimed enough?
If you made a mistake in your claim that means you received too little money, you’ll need to amend it within 28 days after the month the claim relates to – unless this falls on a weekend or bank holiday, where the deadline is the next weekday. The deadline to amend claims for June is 28 July. To find out how to amend your claim, search 'Get help with the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme' on GOV.UK. Back to the top
4. A word about scams We are urging customers to be careful if they are contacted out of the blue by someone asking for money or personal information. We continue to see high numbers of fraudsters calling, emailing or texting customers claiming to be from HMRC. If in doubt, we advise you not to reply directly to anything suspicious, but to contact HMRC straight away and to search GOV.UK for 'HMRC scams'. The National Cyber Security Centre has a helpful guide on how to stay secure online and protect yourself or your business against cybercrime, which you can find by searching 'Cyber Aware'. Yours faithfully | 
