Read the Prime Minister’s guidance everyone should follow and the measures the government has put in place to fight Coronavirus.

MP says everyone should help protect the NHS and save lives

As we all continue to navigate the Covid-19 outbreak, Basildon Council has enacted its protocols for urgent decision-making, put in place to enable the Council to continue to serve residents throughout the current crisis.

The Chancellor has announced a new Self-Employed Income Support Scheme – helping many of our country’s self-employed workers.

SELF-EMPLOYED SUPPORT

Tonight the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Rt Hon Rishi Sunak, announced plans to help self-employed people through this health crisis, on the same terms as our Conservative Government has already agreed for employees on PAYE:

The NHS has issued a call for volunteers to support the 1.5 million extremely vulnerable people in our society. Here’s how to take part.

The Chancellor has announced a number of temporary, timely and targeted measures to support businesses in this time of national need.

Dear Residents,

Boris Johnson's speech to the nation to send us into lockdown: getting everyone to stay at home to protect the NHS to save lives.

We know that these are challenging and unprecedented times and we wanted to make sure residents were updated on the current situation at Basildon Council and the interventions the Council is putting in place during this time.