Source · Select Committees · Welsh Affairs Committee

Recommendation 15

15

We welcome the extent of support that the UK Government provided during the pandemic, but...

Conclusion
We welcome the extent of support that the UK Government provided during the pandemic, but we note that not all self-employed people were eligible. We welcome 44 The Benefits System in Wales the UK Government’s acknowledgement that it has “learned more” about the issues with capital limits and we would welcome more details from the DWP about the lessons it has learned. (Paragraph 108) Intergovernmental relations
Government Response Acknowledged
HM Government Acknowledged
The Department for Work and Pensions has advised the Welsh Government how Universal Credit would be affected by payments under the proposed basic income pilot. HMRC has similarly advised about the treatment of taxation.