In the past, many who worked in forests throughout the North did so under public relief schemes for the unemployed.

This guide explains the different types of exemptions and relief schemes that may be available to your business.

Mr Hunt also announced a three-year transitional relief scheme for individuals - costing £300m next year - to protect ratepayers who face the largest increases in the change.

Under some relief schemes, such as IP, you can also avoid paying import VAT.

None of these things worked so in 1847 outdoor relief schemes were set up where cooked food was distributed from the workhouses to the poor.

Applications for this relief must be supported by an energy balance assessment which establishes that the qualifying use of energy meets the terms of the relief scheme.

In 1795, brothers Abraham and Benjamin Goldsmid began campaigning for funds for a major Jewish poor relief scheme.

This Revenue & Customs Brief provides information on a relief scheme being introduced on 1 April 2010 for biodiesel produced from waste cooking oil.

This relief scheme is being implemented under the State Aid General Block Exemption Regulation No 800/2008.

Disabled Persons and pensioners who have not previously paid rates will also receive extra help under the transitional relief scheme.