Thousands of self-employed women miss out on SEISS grant as just 60% make claim by end of January
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dailyrecord.co.ukSelf-employed women are less likely than men to benefit from the UK Government’s Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) according to new analysis published by the Women’s Budget Group.
The research found that by the end of January 2021 only 28.8 per cent of all SEISS claims had been made by women despite women making up 34.8 per cent of self-employed workers.
In total, 632,000 self-employed women made SEISS claims totalling just over £1.4 billion compared with 1,557,000 made by men for nearly £4.8 billion.
Women on average claimed £2,200 in SEISS grants, while men claimed £3,300 - the difference is likely a result of women generally earning lower incomes compared to their male counterparts.
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