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 ...

The LITRG welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) consultation on pension transfer adivce as we are concerned that a future mis-selling problem could arise in this area, given that people may be attracted by the selling points of accessing pension ...

We welcome the opportunity to respond to the call for evidence on the taxation of employee expenses.There have been major changes in the labour market in recent years, and these days, the low-paid are less and less likely to have their employment expenses paid or reimbursed by their employers. ...

The LITRG welcomes the opportunity to comment further on penalties reform and urge HMRC to communicate the changes to late filing penalties clearly to taxpayers, whichever model is chosen. We do strongly recommend that application of new penalties to Making Tax Digital (MTD) is deferred for up to ...

We welcome the opportunity to comment on the proposed net earnings threshold that will give Universal Credit claimants access to free school meals and uniform grants in Northern Ireland. Passported benefits, particularly free school meals, are very important to the those who receive them and have ...

LITRG has been hugely concerned about the impact that ‘non-standard work’ such as agency work, zero-hours contracts and self-employment has on the low-paid for some time, particularly with regards to their tax, National Insurance (NIC) and tax credit positions. While we appreciate that such matters ...