I am a freelancer and is struggling to find a gig in this current market as businesses are less willing to hire additional help now. Any ideas where freelancers like me can seek help or employment?

Have you tried fiverr.com and upwork.com?

If you have a solid portfolio you should have no issue landing gigs over there.

Pick up marketable and transferrable skills - e.g. copywriting, sales and marketing, search engine optimization etc.

Learn from free courses available on Coursera/Udemy etc, and start with the paid options if you want to accelerate your learning and know how to market yourself well in dire situations like now.

Don't just rely on the government. You can do it!