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Recommendation 8
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The Self-Employment Income Support Scheme uses three years of tax returns to assess the average...
Recommendation
The Self-Employment Income Support Scheme uses three years of tax returns to assess the average income of claimants. Claimants who have undertaken periods of parental leave in these years, will not receive support at a level representative of their usual earnings. We recommend that the Government amend the terms of the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme to take into account periods of maternity and parental leave, to avoid discriminating against new parents.
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37
Government Response
A response document is linked to this report, dated 9 September 2020. Response attribution to this recommendation has not been verified. Read the response document ↗