Rishi Sunak confirmed that the UK Treasury will fund furlough wage payments if Nicola Sturgeon puts Scotland into stricter lockdowns this winter.
In a major U-turn the Chancellor said that the furlough scheme can be extended across the whole UK or parts of it until next March - if needed.
The announcement paves the way for Scotland’s First Minister to move the country into lockdown with Treasury cash available to cover the wages of workers whose places of employment are forced to close.
And in the latest edition of The Martin Lewis Money Show Live, the financial expert explained exactly what the extension means for workers on all types of contracts and the self-employed.
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