Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme

Extending A Claim Period

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I am a contractor operating through a limited company where I am the sole director.  I am currently between contracts so I have furloughed myself from 28 March (my last contract ended on 27 March).

I previously claimed 80% of my salary for April and May (28 March to 31 May to be exact) and I am currently trying to extend the claim period to include June.  My questions are as follows:

1) When I log onto the government website, under "previous claims" it says that I only claimed to 5 May.  This is not true as I claimed to May 31st.  However, the claim amount is correct. If I now make a claim from 1 June to 30 June, is the gap (from 5 May to 31 May) likely to cause me a problem?

2) Today I tried to claim for the month of June.  However, I got an error message saying that I cannot make a claim where the end date is more than 14 days ahead of today's date. Does this sound reasonable? I am slightly concerned concerned that 10 June appears to be a key date for making a first claim for a furloughed employee. Slightly worried that because I now have a gap, I might be treated as a new furlough employee?

Thanks for your help.

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By lionofludesch
01st Jun 2020 20:02

1 Is it possible you made an error ? Alternatively, your pay day might not be at the end of the month.

2 14 days before the end of the period is correct.

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By LW64
02nd Jun 2020 10:26

10th June is the date that someone would need to be furloughed by to fit 3 weeks in before the end of the first phase. The claim process date is different, that is what has to be within 14 days.

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By David Rogers
03rd Jun 2020 14:31

So, are you saying that by 10 June the person has to be furloughed (with contract amended etc) but the government does not need to be notified. The government would be notified when the claim is made which would be 16 June at earliest?

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By LW64
04th Jun 2020 09:17

Yes!

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By LW64
04th Jun 2020 15:53

Or, through normal RTI reporting, on or before payday, if earlier than your claim.

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