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Go-Live Date Announced for HMRC COVID-19 Portal

Updates from HMRC on employer access to the COVID-19 Job Retention Portal

Andrew Collier
Andrew Collier HR Adviser
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HMRC Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme portal to go live on 20th April 2020

The government have announced the date that their financial support for businesses opens for submissions. 
You can claim for 80% of your employee’s wages, plus any employer National Insurance and pension contributions, if you have to put them on furlough because of COVID-19.  
The CJRS online portal is due to open on 20 April 2020 and HMRC aims to pay employers within four to six working days after submission of their claim.
Employers will then be able to claim 14 days before payments are due to employees.  
New operational guidance will be published shortly, to help employers in getting their claims ready to upload when the online portal opens.
 HMRC's aim is for employers to use the online portal without assistance but will revise its existing guidance further if it receives feedback from stakeholders and employers that this is required.

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