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Good policy is created on the back of solid evidence and research, says Julieta Cuneo. Current measures fail to recognise the economic vulnerability of the self-employed in the arts sector.

On February 10th the House of Commons Treasury Committee published the latest report of their inquiry into the economic impact of coronavirus. Their June 2020 report focused on the gaps in support for workers and highlighted “freelancers and those on short-term contracts” as one of 4 groups at risk of being “unlikely to be eligible for either of the Government's two principal income support schemes” - the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) and the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS). Their latest publication reiterates the fact that “there are a large number of freelancers who continue to miss out on support”. 

Freelancers are some of the more likely workers to have “fallen through the gaps'' of Government’s support. As a result, there have been numerous calls for the government to... Keep reading on Creative Industries Policy & Evidence Centre.

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