Occupational Health: Tax Allowances

(asked on 16th November 2016) - View Source

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many employees have benefited from exemptions offered to employers from tax changes on payments made to support employees to return to work after a health-related absence since his Department announced that measure in March 2013.


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Jane Ellison
This question was answered on 24th November 2016

The information requested on those using and benefiting from the exemption is not available. Employers do not report any information to HM Revenue and Customs when they use the exemption for recommended medical treatment. This ensures there is no increased administrative requirement for employers who help their employees return to work after a period of absence due to illness or ill health.

The most recent assessment of the Exchequer cost of the exemption was published in Table 2.2 of the Budget 2014 report under the measure name “Tax relief: health interventions”, and is available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/budget-2014-documents

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