From Today applicants must confirm the below:

• I am working my full hours, on full occupational duties and am not in receipt of furlough payments or SEISS.  I am also not aware that I am due to be furloughed, made redundant or that my work circumstances are due to change in any way but if they do, I will notify you.

This has replaced the need for applicants to be have been working their full hours, on full occupational duties for the past 8 weeks.

All new applications and amendments submitted with a 4 or 8 week deferred period will have an exclusion for Coronavirus/Covid-19.