What is it? ” The Self-employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) will support self-employed individuals (including members of partnerships) whose income has been negatively impacted by COVID-19 . The scheme will provide a grant to self-employed individuals or partnerships, worth 80% of their profits up to a cap of £2,500 per month.” The scheme will be open to those with a trading …

SWARM Hardship fund application for UK sex workers The SWARM hardship fund is now open for applications. If you would like to apply for funds please fill in this Google form https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfhycQipflGlHZBL3rWyaqBEAb-kFl-1RL–chKRfKJRI_IIw/viewform Am I eligible?  You do not need to tell us details about the hardship you’re facing if you prefer not to – only to confirm that you meet …

Acting Responsibly during COVID-19 “At this worrying time, it is important that we all act in a responsible manner in order to protect each other. We must be clear that we are not an employer of escorts, all of the escorts who advertise on our website are independent escorts making their own free choice to advertise and work as escorts. …

What do the new restrictions involve? In brief: an Italian-style lockdown to force people to stay at home beyond a small range of very limited circumstances. Under the terms explained by Boris Johnson in his TV address, people will be allowed to leave home only for the following reasons: shopping for necessities, as infrequently as possible; one form of exercise …

Several people have contacted UKAP over the past few days asking for comment and guidance in respect to the current ongoing Coronavirus outbreak. Whilst we are obviously in no position to tell people what to do regarding shoots, parties etc, UKAP does however STRONGLY advise that everybody working in or around the adult industry follow the same Government guidelines regarding …

“HMRC has a set up a phone helpline to support businesses and self-employed people concerned about not being able to pay their tax due to coronavirus (COVID-19). The helpline allows any business or self-employed individual who is concerned about paying their tax due to coronavirus to get practical help and advice. Up to 2,000 experienced call handlers are available to …

Jason Domino, UKAP health and wellbeing lead speaking at the NHS Clinic: 56 Dean street ” Recently I have been challenging HIV charities & clinics regarding “the hard to reach” & inclusivity. Here is a seminar I did at 56 Dean st recently on specific intersectionality. The seminar gets granular looking into specific scenarios like black men in sex work …

15th MARCH UPDATE FROM FSC. “FSC is calling for a voluntary shutdown of all adult entertainment productions in the United States and Canada through Tuesday, March 31.” Read full update here: https://www.freespeechcoalition.com/blog/2020/03/06/adult-industry-coronavirus-covid-19-advisory/ UNITED KINGDOM UPDATE: Some of the UKs adult production studios have decided to shut down production as a precautionary measure in the wake of the worsening Corona Virus …

USA Adult Industry COVID-19 Event Cancellations, Postponements and Production Holds “Updated 3/13 to note that in the Free Speech Coalition’s updated addult industry COVIDE-19 advisory the FSC said it is “not yet calling an industry-wide or regional production hold,” adding that while FSC is “in full support of the producers and studios that have suspended production, and encourage others to …

Adult Industry Coronavirus (COVID-19) Advisory by Free Speech Coalition “We are not yet calling a production hold in the adult industry, but performers and producers should be actively planning for the possibility of one in the future.  In the meantime, individual producers and performers should make their own decisions about whether or not they feel comfortable continuing to shoot. This …