www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2020-06-03/54215/<\/a>.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of (a) including limited company directors in the Self Employed Income Support Scheme and (b) including dividends as income in relation to covid-19 support schemes.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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<\/p>
Individuals with sufficient National Insurance contributions who have lost their job may be entitled to support from the welfare system, notably new style Jobseeker\u2019s Allowance, which does not assess capital or partner income.<\/p>
<\/p>
The Government has introduced wider measures to support those who may be in difficulty during the Covid-19 crisis, including mortgage holidays, a pause on evictions, hardship funds from local authorities, and help with utility bills.<\/p>"}
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Self-employed individuals who are ineligible for the Self Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS), may be able to benefit from the other elements of the unprecedented financial support provided by the Government. This package includes Bounce Back loans, tax deferrals, rental support,\u202fmortgage holidays, and other business support grants.<\/p>"}
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It is the Treasury\u2019s policy to respond to correspondence from Members with an individual reply that addresses the points the member has raised, within 15 working days. However, the unprecedented volumes of correspondence received since the outbreak of COVID-19 has caused delays in responding.<\/p>
<\/p>
Detailed Dear Colleague letters have occasionally been issued to Members to update them on changes to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme and the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme and to help them reply to their constituents as quickly as possible. The Treasury is working with any Members who have highlighted they cannot use the Dear Colleague letter to reply to their constituents and will provide a further reply to those Members as soon as possible.<\/p>"}
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At present properties providing medical services, including dental practices, are not eligible for the business rates Expanded Retail Discount.<\/p>
<\/p>
Information on the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme, which launched on Monday 23 March, is available on the British Business Bank\u2019s website. Medical premises may be eligible for small business grant funding of £10,000 where the property is eligible for small business rate relief.<\/p>
<\/p>
The Government stands ready to provide further financial support to businesses and individuals as necessary.<\/p>"}
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HMRC take care to ensure the accuracy of their payments to all their customers. Managers also make sure standards are set before an activity takes place and then conduct checks afterwards to ensure payments processes are properly designed and operating as intended.<\/p>
<\/p>
Finally, independent assurance over HMRC\u2019s processes including payments is obtained from Internal Audit, the Audit & Risk Committee and the National Audit Office as part of the third line of defence.<\/p>"}
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Value Added Tax (VAT) generates over £120 billion each year for our vital public services. With this in mind, any amendments to the VAT regime as it applies to physical and digital publications must be carefully assessed against policy, economic and fiscal considerations.<\/p>
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