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The latest business and financial issues making the headlines.
Funds for regulators to help innovative businesses are now open
Applicants can claim up to £200,000 per project.Calls for the Government to protect umbrella company workers
Some companies are accused of failing in their obligations.Inflation increases to 1.6%
It is a return to pre-pandemic inflation levels.Unemployment decreases by 0.9%
The employment rate remains below pre-pandemic levels.DWP rejects keeping £20 universal credit uplift
The Chancellor extended the increase by six months.NIC bill introduced to Parliament
It includes a range of NIC relief for employers.Working-from-home tax relief available for 2021/22
More than 550,000 workers have already claimed.Economy grew by 2.1% in March 2021
The economy nevertheless shrank over the first quarter.IFS reveals life-cycle patterns in pension saving
Could future auto-enrolment increases kick in at key moments in people’s lives?Deadline approaches for SME Brexit support grant
Lesser publicised grant for the UK’s smaller exporters.