Kenneth Gibson MSP
Apprentices
Businesses
Scot Gov Advice for Businesses
Scottish Government Release on Business Helpline
£1bn Business Support Fund opens
Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
Help with non-domestic rates in Scotland during coronavirus (COVID-19)
Council Tax
CAS advice on Council Tax Reduction Scheme
Creative Sector
Debtors
Supporting those affected by debt
Dentistry
British Dental Association guidance
Domestic abuse
Scotland’s National Domestic Abuse and Forced Marriage Helpline
Rape Crisis Covid-19 textline and helpline
Education
Guidance for parents and families
Childcare provision for key workers
Update on School Closures and Exams
Energy
Energy Saving Trust advice for home heating and energy use during COVID-19
Emergency Powers
Health
Advice for professionals and organisations
Housing and Homelessness
Cabinet Secretary Statement Response on Homelessness
£350 million fund to support welfare and wellbeing, inc homelessness
Homeowners
Money Advice Service on mortgage holidays
Tenants
SFHA: No social housing tenant evictions during Covid-19
18th March: Cabinet Secretary announces that the notice period required for evictions for rent arrears would increase from 3 to 6 months.
25th March: Cabinet Secretary announces SG taking action on “the extension of the notice period for the majority of grounds [for eviction] to six months is in order to give effect to our desire for no one to lose their house over the actions that are being taken in our attempts to cope with the pandemic.”
Insurance
First Minster’s response to FMQ on Business Insurance, 19th March
Statement from Association of British Insurers on Covid-19 insurance
Justice
Statement from Chief Constable
Scottish Courts & Tribunals advice on business changes
COPFS advice to those due to attend court
Key workers
Criteria provided to local authorities to determine local need
School and ELC closures - guidance for key workers
Local authorities
North Ayrshire Council COVID-19 updates
Nurses and Midwives
Motorists
Older People
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
First Minister’s FMQ Response on PPE, 19 March
Religious groups
Religious Groups - Specific announcements
Rural
Seafood industry advice from Seafish
Self-employed
Scottish Government’s call for more action to help self-employed
HMRC Helpline for self-employed people and businesses
UK Government release on DWP support, including for the self-employed
Citizens Advice Scotland advice
Small Businesses
Social Security
Universal Credit advice on social security for those with Covid-19
Travel
Testing
COVID-19 testing to get key workers back to work
First Minster’s FMQ response on testing, 25 March
Third Sector
Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) advice
£20 million allocated to a Third Sector Resilience Fund, to help ensure the health and continued viability of the third sector organisations affected by cash flow and other problems, which have a key role to play in our national response
Volunteering
Information on Ready Scotland website
Workers
Protecting workers during coronavirus outbreak
UK Government Guidance for Employees
House of Commons blog on Employment Rights
ENDS