In this report, we summarise the main shortcomings of the current universal credit system in respect of the self-employed and propose what we believe to be a workable alternative. Our report does not seek to start from the beginning, instead we set out our own diagnosis of what is wrong with the ...
Attached are the submissions produced by LITRG on the current Finance Bill. The documents cover: Money Purchase Annual Allowance (clause 7); Trading and property allowances (clause 17); Making Tax Digital (clauses 60-62); Partial closure notices (clause 63); and Errors in taxpayer documents (clause ...
The LITRG urge caution in the selling of Help to Save as a scheme only targeted at people on the lowest incomes as many people higher up the income scale who have proportionately higher outgoings also fall within Help to Save eligibility based upon the draft regulations. We also query whether it is ...
The LITRG welcomes the opportunity to respond to this consultation on the barriers to returning to work after time out for caring. In our response we have concentrated on the barriers faced by carers of older or disabled people who try and juggle their caring duties alongside a return to work.
The LITRG has recently responded to the Director of Labour Market Enforcement’s consultation document on his 2018/19 strategy, welcoming the Director's arrival and approach, and explaining that labour market exploitation very often manifests itself in problems with tax and National ...
The LITRG welcomes the opportunity to discuss the eligibility criteria for help with health costs following the introduction of universal credit in Northern Ireland. While we welcome the Department for Health’s confirmation that they do not intend to restrict access to passported benefits, we are ...