Amid the renewed drives for economic growth, self-employed workers still struggle to recover fully from the COVID-19 crisis. Robert Blackburn and Maria Ventura write that In September 2021, 28% of workers reported financial difficulties dealing with basic expenses in the previous month and explain why the government's support scheme has not reached many of the self-employed.

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24 November 2021

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LSE Business Review

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https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/businessreview/2021/11/24/earning-less-than-before-covid-19-the-self-employed-struggle-to-make-ends-meet/

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