Latest Covid lockdown ends work for 700,000 UK freelancers

Number of self-employed people no longer working is 50% higher than during first pandemic shutdown, thinktank warns

The number of self-employed people who have stopped working during the current lockdown is already 50% higher than the number without work during the first lockdown, and 41% have experienced a significant drop in earnings, according to a study by the Resolution Foundation.

Revealing the toll on self-employed workers, many in the hardest hit parts of the economy, the study shows around 700,000 have stop