Two further grants under the self-employed income support scheme (SEISS) were announced in September and have now been updated following the second lockdown.

As the second lockdown took effect on 5 November, the Chancellor returned to Parliament to announce a further extension to the furlough scheme through to March 2021.

Given the amount of Covid-19 financial assistance available, it comes as no surprise that there is an increase in HMRC-related scams this year.