This has affected my business this week certainly. I've had regs cancel at the last minute because of it and people that I've seen before have text me to say Oh, I was going to come and see you blah, blah, but this virus I'd better stay at home   

They'd no intention of seeing me ... it's just an excuse to get some communication 

It really angers me to think that they can use this serious situation to their advantage and messing me about is fine 

If you don't wanna see me that's fine but don't make contact in the first place    I have better things to do or not do than pander to them.

I'm having to isolate for 12 weeks, due to an underlying health issue. This means no work for 12 weeks. There is financial help out there however. You can apply for universal credit and get fast tracked. You must be hmrc registered however, for them to help you out using the covid-19 special programme. Just apply online via the government website. Explain you can not work at a because of the outbreak. They'll get you the money asap. This applies to UK residents only. Hope this helps some of you out!

Yes, I am in the same situation as my daughter is in the serious risk category. I can't work for 12 weeks. UC were great. I got an advance loan and will get enough on a monthly basis to pay my rent.

I can probably stay afloat with savings for 4 months but after that I will need to return in some capacity.

They didn't mention HMRC to me, even though I told them I was self employed. I think everyone's circumstances will be different.

I have had a few local enquiries for work but obviously can't take them plus I think social distancing is important to combat this pandemic faster. I'm really hoping we can go back to work in July.

I have had a few local enquiries for work but obviously can't take them plus I think social distancing is important to combat this pandemic faster. I'm really hoping we can go back to work in July.

My friend in Spain said that fit, healthy people are bringing the virus home to their more vulnerable family members. It's grave situation over there. This made me feel very conflicted now about working in the UK  . I know for a fact that my clients still socialise with vulnerable family members.
In London, massage parlours will be closing. Restaurants, gyms, spas and pubs. Maybe its a sign for me to social distance from today, until the worst is over.
I do camming -as long as I hit my daily target of £40 a day, I can pay my rent and expenses no problem.
I know not everyone can cam. Hope they can get loans and financial help in other ways.

I have lowered my prices, my friend thinks I should put them up (she used to work but hasn’t for years) and I know where she is coming from but I can’t as so many men have lost their jobs and it’s not fair.

One guy wanted me to lower my 15 min from £40 and add kissing and said that he came too quickly, I told him that it wasn’t my issue and that £40 is cheap enough!

This is definitely bringing out all the wrong ones that’s for sure, I am insisting on them having AW profiles with decent feedback as i have had a couple if calls where as soon as they speak my intuition is saying “no way”, I had so many calls yesterday and 2 wanted my postcode and I had a feeling they wouldn’t turn up so I gave them the wrong postcode on purpose and none of them turned up, so many address collectors too, it’s scary, there was also one guy who asked if I did bareback and anal, as if I’m going to risk my sexual health because things are quiet, told him if he did bareback with sex workers then I won’t see him.

I am going to try and get a loan to cover me as I don’t want to work just now but I absolutely have too.
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I've just briefly skimmed over the HMRC website on self employment and the only thing that's potentially helpful to us is the 10K grant scheme.

It says you have to work from a property though.

I work from home in most cases, but I don't know whether that will affect council tax cos the council don't know I work from home. Someone once told me that you have to pay a different band if you let them know what you do. I don't know whether that's true or not.

On the website it did say if you're eligible you would have a letter from your local authority. So we will just have to wait and see.

I've stopped offering bookings at all for the time being. I just don't think it's worth the risk, but I am in the 'at-risk' group. I'll be sticking to camming for a while. Hope you're all staying safe, ladies 

After reading what my accountant has just sent me, I think it's SSP or UC that applies more to us 

Ive put in an application for UC, so fingers crossed