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date	16/06/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Self-employment Income Support Scheme: Carers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Answer of 19 May 2020 to Question 45025 on Self-Employment Income Support Scheme: Carers, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of amending the eligibility criteria for the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme so that trading income does not have to exceed the amount of (a) other income and (b) taxable benefits including carer's allowance.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Zarah Sultana
uin	16963
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2021 answer text <p>The design of the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme including the requirement that trading profits must be at least equal to non-trading income, means it is targeted at those who are most dependent on their self-employment income. That continues to be the case.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC data shows that the majority of people with positive profits who do not meet the 50 per cent self-employment income test had income from employment, which means they potentially have access to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, as well as other elements of the very substantial package of support made available by the Government</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 21/06/2021 14:25:39 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4786 label Biography information for Zarah Sultana

1194630

registered interest
date	11/05/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Self-employment Income Support Scheme: Carers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the financial effect on self-employed carers of including carer's allowance as part of the average income for the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	45024
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/05/2020 answer text <p>The Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) has been designed to use information HMRC already held, in order to make it deliverable as quickly as possible and to minimise the risk of fraud. Eligibility for the SEISS and the value of the grant for eligible individuals is based on income tax self-assessment returns from 2016-17 to 2018-19.</p><p> </p><p>If an individual is in receipt of Carer’s Allowance and has other trading income, their trading profits must exceed the amount of other income, including taxable benefits such as Carer’s Allowance, otherwise they will not meet the eligibility criteria for the SEISS.</p><p> </p><p>Individuals who are not eligible for a grant through the SEISS may benefit from other Government support such as the relaxation of the Universal Credit minimum income floor.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 45025 question first answered 19/05/2020 15:44:44 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1194631

registered interest
date	11/05/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Self-employment Income Support Scheme: Carers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to take steps to provide support to self-employed carers that are not eligible for the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	45025
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/05/2020 answer text <p>The Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) has been designed to use information HMRC already held, in order to make it deliverable as quickly as possible and to minimise the risk of fraud. Eligibility for the SEISS and the value of the grant for eligible individuals is based on income tax self-assessment returns from 2016-17 to 2018-19.</p><p> </p><p>If an individual is in receipt of Carer’s Allowance and has other trading income, their trading profits must exceed the amount of other income, including taxable benefits such as Carer’s Allowance, otherwise they will not meet the eligibility criteria for the SEISS.</p><p> </p><p>Individuals who are not eligible for a grant through the SEISS may benefit from other Government support such as the relaxation of the Universal Credit minimum income floor.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 45024 question first answered 19/05/2020 15:44:44 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell