Making a journal and other crafts

I am a craftworker and do all sorts of things but I have decided to concentrate on painting at the moment. I usually sell my work in a local craft shop but that has fallen flat on its face since the virus! Fortunatley I have got my tax credits and pip to fall back on I don't know how I would  survive without them. I don't understand why the government have only just decided to help self employed people and why it will take till July it seems so unfair. It seems like the government almost feels that we are second class citizens!