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Coronavirus: ‘How is £94 a week going to pay anyone’s bills?’ NewsColony Image copyright Chloe Hall Image caption Freelance marketing consultant Chloe Hall says the self-employed feel forgotten about Freelance workers feel they have been forgotten, after hearing about the latest financial measures announced by the UK government on Friday to bolster the economy against the impact of the coronavirus outbreak. Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced increased benefits for the self-employed , but did not guarantee their wages. “I was absolutely devastated,” said Chloe Hall, a freelance marketing consultant based in Newcastle upon Tyne. “We work just as hard, but freelancers are always sort of at the bottom of the pile.” According to the Office for National Statistics, there are 5 million self-employed people in the UK, who make up 15% of the labour market. Ms Hall told the BBC she had cancelled subscription services and even her business bank account in a bid to reduce costs, but witho...