Lewis also reiterated the importance of looking at the increased benefits.

Salman Haqqi, a personal finance expert at money.co.uk, has explained these benefits in more detail, telling Stylist: “Right now, if you’re self-employed, you won’t need to pay your Self Assessment Income Tax bill due in July 2020 until January 2021. You get more time if you’re VAT-registered, too – VAT payments are being deferred for three months, from 20 March 2020 until 30 June 2020.

“If you are self-employed, or earning less than £118 per week, you are not entitled to sick pay. However, if you have contracted coronavirus or are advised to stay at home, the government has made it easier to make a claim for Universal Credit or new style Employment and Support Allowance.

“If you are eligible for new style Employment and Support Allowance, it will now be payable from day one of sickness, rather than day eight, if you have Covid-19 or are advised to stay at home.”

Self-employed during coronavirus? Martin Lewis has this important update for you