Statutory guidance

NEA phase 2 memo 27: COVID-19 provider guidance update

Updated 13 January 2023

This statutory guidance was withdrawn on

This guidance is no longer in use. The COVID-19 New Enterprise Allowance Phase 2 scheme has completed, and the provider contract ended on 23rd October 2023.

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To New Enterprise Allowance (NEA) Providers
From Gordon Ross, Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)
Action For PRIME provider information and action
Timing Immediate

Dear Provider,

The New Enterprise Allowance (NEA) Phase 2 COVID-19 provider guidance has been updated to:

  • provide instruction on the PRaP14 process located at paragraph 7.49
  • the COVID-19 boxes have been updated to state annotate the signature box as remote delivery instead of COVID-19

Summary and action

NEA Phase 2 COVID-19 provider guidance has been updated and version 6.0 has been published on the GOV.UK website.

Please ensure your supply chain is notified of the most recent guidance and ensure all staff adhere to the latest version.

Further information and contact details

If you have any queries about this live running memo please contact your Performance Manager in the first instance.

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