Chancellor Rishi Sunak has said employers will pay 10 per cent of salaries from September, and 20 per cent from October, before the scheme closes.
He also announced a “new flexible furlough” which will allow people to work part-time, so people can start to contribute.
This will come in from July 1, rather than August 1 as planned.
The chancellor confirmed that the self-employed income scheme will also be extended for a final grant.
Telegraph.co.uk and YouTube.com/TelegraphTV are websites of The Telegraph, the UK’s best-selling quality daily newspaper providing news and analysis on UK and world events, business, sport, lifestyle and culture.