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The chief executive of the Royal Town Planning Institute<\/a> (RTPI) has called on the government to expedite plans to support self-employed workers in the UK<\/h2>\n

The RTPI has a membership of 25,000, approximately 10% of whom are thought to be self-employed.<\/p>\n

Plea for support<\/h3>\n

In a letter addressed to chancellor of the exchequer, Rishi Sunak, Victoria Hills, highlighted that many self-employed members of the RTPI had already felt the impact of the coronavirus outbreak<\/a>.<\/p>\n

She praised the \u2018unprecedented support\u2019 given to the economy by the government over recent weeks but said the issue of protection for the self-employed must now be dealt with urgently.<\/p>\n

Victoria Hills, chief executive, said: \u201cThe RTPI is working closely with the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government<\/a> (MHCLG) to establish as much business continuity as possible for the sector, but we recognise that this will not be enough for many of our self-employed members, many of whom are facing the possibility of severe hardship.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile we welcome the measures you have introduced for the self-employed to date, notably pushing back of the deadline for filing self-assessment tax returns and scrapping the minimum income threshold for benefit claims, these measures by themselves do not provide sufficient protection.\u201d<\/p>\n

Deidre Wells, chair of the RTPI\u2019s Independent Consultants\u2019 Network<\/a> (ICN), said: \u201cSelf-employed members are not wealthy and are largely unprepared for the imminent situation they face.<\/p>\n

\u201cMany are currently dealing with a complete and imminent cessation of income right now.\u201d<\/p>\n

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