Is the portal open for furloughed worker reclaims yet?

In short – no. There has, however, been some good news released in the last few days. There have been a number of select Employers chosen to Beta test the portal and it has worked well, and should be able to cope with 450,000 claims per hour. The expected launch date for this is 20^th April, and it is thought that this will give HMRC time to process repayments in time for the end of April, both for April and a backdated claim for March. As soon as this is officially open we will notify our clients and begin assisting with claims for those whom we process the payroll.