Rishi Sunak urged to help as self-employed set to face 'another sharp blow' to finances

This, it has said, could be introduced through a sectoral support and stimulus package to protect the sectors which have been most impacted by lockdown.

Such support, the organisation argued, could help self-employed individuals and particular sectors through continuing restrictions.

It would also allow a quicker recovery once the economy does eventually reopen.

Mr Chamberlain concluded: “These are some of the biggest sectors for freelancers, and some of the most significant for the UK economy.