Females: Self-employment Income Support Scheme

(asked on 23rd June 2020) - View Source

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the ending of the Self-Employed Income Support Scheme on women.


Answered by
 Portrait
Lord Agnew of Oulton
This question was answered on 7th July 2020

The Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) continues to be one of the most generous self-employed COVID-19 support schemes in the world as the economy reopens.

The Government takes care to pay due regard to the equality impacts of its policy decisions relating to the Covid-19 outbreak, including the equality impacts of the SEISS, in line with all legal requirements and the Government’s commitment to promoting equality.

HMRC have published statistics about the number and value of SEISS claims made by 31 May, including a breakdown by gender. These can be found on the Gov.uk website.

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