UK says 110,000 applied for self-employed income scheme after launch
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LONDON (Reuters) - British finance minister Rishi Sunak said 110,000 self-employed people had applied for a new income support scheme as of 1100 GMT on Wednesday, the day of its launch.Millions of British self-employed workers are now able to apply for one-off grants of up to 7,500 pounds ($9,210), as part of a government assistance package for people whose businesses are affected by the coronavirus."By noon today, we'd already received 110,000 claims for our Self-Employed Income Support Scheme...