union chiefs have warned. The cabbies are being ‘discriminated’ against in the new £1500 scheme introduced to help keep them afloat during the covid crisis.
Bosses at Unite the union said many of the country’s 38,000 drivers are ineligible for the much heralded cash injection because they’ve previously claimed benefits.
The grant will be available for costs including licence fees and insurance payments for taxis not on the road.The £57m funding scheme was introduced following criticism about the level of support offered to the industry during the pandemic.But Unite warned that the rules for claiming stops drivers from applying if they have received state benefits like Universal Credit, Sick Pay, Employment and Support Allowance, Job.