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Work and incomes

  • Constituency casework

    Claiming tax refunds through tax repayment agents

    Monday, 24 March, 2025

    Find out about tax repayment agents, what they do, if you need to use one, what are the risks and what HMRC is doing about them.

    • Constituency casework
    • Consumers
    • Economy and business
    • Tax
    • Work and incomes
  • Debate Pack

    Coastal Communities

    Tuesday, 18 March, 2025

    A Backbench Business Committee debate on Coastal Communities is scheduled for Thursday 20 March 2025 in the House of Commons chamber.

    • Debate Pack
    • Housing and planning
    • Planning
    • Work and incomes
  • Research Briefing

    Wealth in Great Britain

    Tuesday, 18 March, 2025

    An increase in pension wealth has led to a slight increase in median household wealth in 2020 to 2022. The Gini coefficient for Great Britain was 0.59.

    • Research Briefing
    • Economic situation
    • Pensions
    • Work and incomes
  • Research Briefing

    Bank and public holidays

    Friday, 14 March, 2025

    Bank holidays are those created under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971 and are days when financial dealings may be suspended.

    • Research Briefing
    • Work and incomes
  • Research Briefing

    National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill 2024-25: Progress of the Bill (Lords stages)

    Thursday, 13 March, 2025

    The House of Lords agreed to several amendments to the National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill 2024-25. The consideration of the Lords' amendments in the Commons is scheduled to take place on 19 March.

    • Research Briefing
    • National Insurance
  • Research Briefing

    Household debt: statistics and impact on economy

    Thursday, 13 March, 2025

    This briefing provides statistics and forecasts for household debt, guidance on how to interpret debt statistics and analysis on how debt effects the economy.

    • Research Briefing
    • Economic policy
    • Economic situation
    • Finance
    • Work and incomes
  • Research Briefing

    VAT and Churches

    Tuesday, 11 March, 2025

    Construction work to repair buildings, including historic churches, is charged VAT at the 20% standard rate. The Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme provides grants to mitigate the VAT costs for these repairs.

    • Research Briefing
    • Culture, media and sport
    • Tax
  • Research Briefing

    Tax statistics: an overview

    Monday, 10 March, 2025

    This briefing provides an overview of tax statistics, including recent trends, forecasts, and distribution of taxpayers.

    • Research Briefing
    • Tax
  • Research Briefing

    The 2019 Loan Charge

    Friday, 07 March, 2025

    In the 2016 Budget the Government announced the introduction of the Loan Charge to tackle the mass marketing of tax avoidance ‘loan schemes’.

    • Research Briefing
    • Tax
  • Research Briefing

    Employment Rights Bill 2024-25: Progress of the bill

    Wednesday, 05 March, 2025

    The second reading of the Employment Rights Bill 2024-25 took place on 21 October 2024. This briefing covers the bill's progress from second reading through to the end of its committee stage.

    • Research Briefing
    • Business
    • Work and incomes
  • Research Briefing

    Vehicle excise duty and zero emission vehicles

    Tuesday, 04 March, 2025

    Zero emission vehicles will begin paying vehicle excise duty from 1 April 2025. This decision was taken by the Conservative Government at Autumn Statement 2022.

    • Research Briefing
    • Roads
    • Tax
  • Research Briefing

    Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill 2024-25: progress of the bill

    Tuesday, 04 March, 2025

    Information on the bill's second reading and committee stage in the Commons

    • Research Briefing
    • Children's social services
    • Education
    • Schools
    • Work and incomes
  • Constituency casework

    Getting a National Insurance number (NINO)

    Friday, 28 February, 2025

    Find out how National Insurance numbers are issued in Great Britain and what to do if someone doesn’t have one or can’t find it.

    • Constituency casework
    • National Insurance
    • Tax
    • Welfare and pensions
    • Social security
  • Research Briefing

    Women and the UK economy

    Friday, 28 February, 2025

    This briefing covers women’s participation in business and the labour market, including breakdowns by industry, occupation, region, ethnicity and disability.

    • Research Briefing
    • Business
    • Economic situation
    • Work and incomes
  • Research Briefing

    Autumn Budget 2024 and Finance Bill 2024-25: Progress of the Bill

    Thursday, 27 February, 2025

    The Budget was delivered by Chancellor Rachel Reeves on 30 October 2024. The Finance Bill 2024-25 received its second reading on 27 November.

    • Research Briefing
    • Economic policy
    • National Insurance
    • Tax

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