Aga and Jonathan Rozewicz

Two weeks of the pandemic was all it took for Aga Rozewicz to see 20,000 chauffeur bookings disappear, along with any security for her future.

Turnover at her and her partner

Jonathan’s three-year-old business, Jo Chauffeurs, in Daventry, Northants, fell to almost zero, as the country ground to a halt.

The pair have had relatively little by y way of government ment income e support, and their eir business was ineligible eligible for grants.

The upcoming end to their mortgage age payment nt holiday will coincide incide with the birth of their third child. Aga has a separate separa part-time job, jo and Jonathan is taking a small salary, salar but it is far from enough.

“We don’ don’t have any help for the mortgage,” says

Aga, 37. “So there is no way we can pay for it. If I lose my home and become homeless, they [the Government] are going to have to rehouse me, which puts more strain on them.

“At school my son started sixth form and they gave a list of things – smartly dressed, trainers – and I had to buy all of that.”

Their business was able to access a bounce-back loan, but this is rapidly running out amid steep costs, including car finance, and will eventually need to be paid back.

The financial stress has taken its toll. “I personally think I am going through very mild depression from the moment the virus started,” says Aga.

“It’s got to the point where you think – what is the point of caring?

It’s so out of our control, and we can’t do anything about it.”

The couple are trying to be resourceful about making a living.

“If the market was open we could think, let’s close the chauffeur business and open a food business,” Aga says.

“But London just went into lockdown, Manchester too, and we might.”