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date	21/04/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Self-employment Income Support Scheme
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 potential merits of lowering the 50 per cent threshold for the proportion of applicants' income that must come from self-employment in order to access the Self-Employed Income Support Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	38498
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2020 answer text <p>The grant is only available to those whose trading profit makes up 50% of their total income or more, because this scheme aims to provide financial support to those who rely on self-employment as their main source of income. Many individuals earn small amounts of income from self-employment in addition to income from employment and other sources.</p><p>These individuals may benefit from other policies such as the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme. Full guidance can be found at: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/guidance/claim-for-wage-costs-through-the-coronavirus-job-retention-scheme" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/guidance/claim-for-wage-costs-through-the-coronavirus-job-retention-scheme</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The SEISS supplements the significant support already announced for UK businesses, including the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme and the deferral of tax payments. More information about the full range of business support measures is available at <a href="http://www.businesssupport.gov.uk/coronavirus-business-support/" target="_blank">www.businesssupport.gov.uk/coronavirus-business-support/</a>.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 01/05/2020 13:08:35 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1188998

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date	21/04/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Welfare Tax Credits: Coronavirus
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 effect of increased hours and overtime worked by (a) carers and (b) NHS staff during the covid-19 outbreak on tax credit calculations.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	38555
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2020 answer text <p>The Tax Credit system has a degree of flexibility, in order to help claimants manage changes in income. The Tax Credit disregard means that the first £2,500 of an increase or decrease in household income, compared with the previous tax year, is disregarded. Therefore carers, NHS staff and other key workers working additional hours and experiencing an increase in income of up to £2,500 per year will see no change in their overall Tax Credit award.</p><p> </p><p>The Government recognises that Tax Credits were introduced in the early 2000s and no longer fully reflect the world of work for many people, and that is why the Government is introducing Universal Credit.</p><p> </p><p>Universal Credit replaces Tax Credits and other legacy benefits, to provide a single system of means-tested support for working age people. Universal Credit is assessed and paid monthly and is based on claimants’ actual earnings in the month, rather than their annual income.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 01/05/2020 13:05:45 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1189010

registered interest
date	21/04/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
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 potential merits of reviewing the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme in the event of future lockdowns to offer rotating short-term funding to avoid employers furloughing all staff simultaneously.
tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton South West
tabling member printed	Stuart Anderson
uin	38642
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2020 answer text <p>The arrangement between workers and their employers remains subject to negotiation. To be eligible for the scheme, each employee must be furloughed for a minimum of 3 weeks at a time. This is consistent with public health guidance seeking to minimise the number of people outside their homes on a regular basis. There is no restriction on the number of times an individual could be furloughed or the maximum period, other than the life of the scheme. Employers may also be able to benefit from other schemes and measures such as the VAT deferral and the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loans Scheme. Further details can be found online at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/financial-support-for-businesses-during-coronavirus-covid-19" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/financial-support-for-businesses-during-coronavirus-covid-19</a></p><p> </p><p>The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme is a temporary scheme in place for 4 months starting from 1 March 2020, but it may be extended if necessary and employers can use this scheme anytime during this period. The Government will make future decisions on the scheme taking into account further developments such as the forthcoming review of non-pharmaceutical interventions.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 01/05/2020 13:04:38 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4742 label Biography information for Stuart Anderson