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To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, in January 2021 how many calls to HMRC's telephone advice lines for people completing a self assessment form were not answered by an HMRC call agent within (a) 20 minutes, (b) 15 minutes, (c) 10 minutes, (d) 5 minutes.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, in January 2021 how many calls to HMRC's telephone advice lines for people completing a self assessment form were not answered by an HMRC call agent within (a) 20 minutes, (b) 15 minutes, (c) 10 minutes, (d) 5 minutes.
Information on HMRC performance can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmrc-quarterly-performance-updates
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmrc-monthly-performance-reports
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much his Department has spent on advertising campaigns carried out by or on behalf of HM Revenue and Customs to encourage timely submission of self assessment forms by people in each of the last 10 years.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much his Department has spent on advertising campaigns carried out by or on behalf of HM Revenue and Customs to encourage timely submission of self assessment forms by people in each of the last 10 years.
The amount HMRC spent on Self-Assessment advertising in the years 2014-21 is shown in the table below. HMRC does not hold records of spend before the 2014 -15 financial year.
2014 - 15 | £1,916,306 |
2015 – 16 | £1,369,871 |
2016 – 17 | £1,194,347 |
2017 – 18 | £1,147,806 |
2018 – 19 | £1,171,735 |
2019 – 20 | £724,395 |
2020 – 21 | £954,057 |
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, in which types of media and platforms, advertising campaigns carried out by or on behalf of HM Revenue and Customs encouraging timely submission of self assessment forms by people have been placed in each of the last five years; and how much has...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, in which types of media and platforms, advertising campaigns carried out by or on behalf of HM Revenue and Customs encouraging timely submission of self assessment forms by people have been placed in each of the last five years; and how much has...
HMRC spent the following on Self-Assessment advertising by channel over the past five years. This is the most detailed channel breakdown available.
2016 – 17
Radio – £389,959
Out of Home (outdoor posters) – £409,505
Digital display - £58,055
Search engine advertising - £96,000
Social media - £20,000
Research - £139,000
Production - £81,828
Total - £1,194,347
2017 – 18
Radio - £234,931
Out of home - £289,794
Digital display - £149,661
Search engine advertising - £149,505
Research - £97,335
Production - £226,580
Total - £1,147,806
2018 – 19
Radio - £254,624
Out of home - £287,841
Digital display - £182,976
Search engine advertising - £99,909
Social media - £49,943
Research - £131,425
Production - £165,017
Total - £1,171,735
2019 – 20
Radio - £185,072
Digital display - £188,363
Search engine advertising - £89,152
Social media - £72,930
Research - £133,294
Production - £55,584
Total - £724,395
2020 – 21
Radio - £290,829
Digital display - £281,545
Search engine advertising - £90,661
Social media - £144,851
Research - £55,272
Production - £90,899
Total - £954,057
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the value for money achieved from advertising spend on HM Revenue and Customs' campaigns to ensure timely submission of self assessment forms from individual taxpayers.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the value for money achieved from advertising spend on HM Revenue and Customs' campaigns to ensure timely submission of self assessment forms from individual taxpayers.
All Government campaigns are subject to rigorous planning and approvals processes, including peer review through the Government Communications Service. Advertising forms only a part of any campaign. They are bolstered with no and low-cost activity wherever possible.
HMRC fully evaluates its advertising campaigns to establish value for money for the UK taxpayer; this includes identifying the effectiveness of each channel as well as assessing the quality of the media bought. It also identifies learnings from each campaign that can be applied to future activity.
In the last three years, HMRC has done additional research into its major campaigns to identify a return on marketing investment. The figures for the Self-Assessment advertising campaign are below:
2020 – 21 | 14.1: 1 * |
2019 – 20 | 16.8: 1 |
2018 – 19 | 9.91:1 |
*for every £1 spent on advertising, HMRC saves £14.10 in administration costs
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many calls made to the HMRC self-assessment helpline were (a) answered and (b) not answered within ten minutes in each of the last 36 months.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many calls made to the HMRC self-assessment helpline were (a) answered and (b) not answered within ten minutes in each of the last 36 months.
Information on HMRC performance can be found here:
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmrc-quarterly-performance-updates
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmrc-monthly-performance-reports
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has set targets for the length of time callers to HMRC's helpline for queries on self-assessment tax returns should wait before their call is answered.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has set targets for the length of time callers to HMRC's helpline for queries on self-assessment tax returns should wait before their call is answered.
HMRC does not have a target for the length of time callers should wait before their calls are answered. Instead, HMRC measures the percentage of callers who wish to speak to an advisor who are able to do so. They call this Advisor Attempts Handled.
Information on HMRC’s current performance is published here:
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmrc-monthly-performance-reports
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmrc-quarterly-performance-updates
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many calls made to the HMRC self-assessment helpline were (i) answered and (ii) not answered within five minutes in each of the last 36 months.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many calls made to the HMRC self-assessment helpline were (i) answered and (ii) not answered within five minutes in each of the last 36 months.
HMRC performance information can be found here:
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmrc-quarterly-performance-updates
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmrc-monthly-performance-reports
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many calls made to the HMRC self-assessment helpline were not answered at all, in each of the last 36 months.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many calls made to the HMRC self-assessment helpline were not answered at all, in each of the last 36 months.
Information on HMRC’s current performance is published here:
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmrc-monthly-performance-reports
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmrc-quarterly-performance-updates
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions his Department has had with officials at HMRC on processing self-assessment repayment requests.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions his Department has had with officials at HMRC on processing self-assessment repayment requests.
HMT officials are in regular contact with HMRC on a range of important issues, including matters relating to Self Assessment. The Government is committed to processing Self Assessment repayment requests promptly, while ensuring that the necessary checks are completed to guard against fraud.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he has taken to reduce the time taken by HMRC to process self-assessment repayment requests.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he has taken to reduce the time taken by HMRC to process self-assessment repayment requests.
HMRC have to balance processing repayment claims quickly with protecting the public purse from incorrect or fraudulent claims. In order to do this they undertake a number of automated and manual checks. Currently, owing to the effects of COVID-19 and the introduction of various Government schemes to support taxpayers, HMRC are seeing an increase in the number of repayment claims within the Self-Assessment system. HMRC aim to provide a fair and consistent service to all taxpayers while prioritising the most vulnerable where appropriate. HMRC deploy their resources based on customer demand, business requirements, and key business events, in order to provide the best possible service.
HMRC publish their performance data regularly at: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmrc-monthly-performance-reports and https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmrc-quarterly-performance-updates.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent estimate he has made of the average time taken by HMRC in processing self-assessment repayment requests.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent estimate he has made of the average time taken by HMRC in processing self-assessment repayment requests.
HMRC have to balance processing repayment claims quickly with protecting the public purse from incorrect or fraudulent claims. In order to do this they undertake a number of automated and manual checks. Currently, owing to the effects of COVID-19 and the introduction of various Government schemes to support taxpayers, HMRC are seeing an increase in the number of repayment claims within the Self-Assessment system. HMRC aim to provide a fair and consistent service to all taxpayers while prioritising the most vulnerable where appropriate. HMRC deploy their resources based on customer demand, business requirements, and key business events, in order to provide the best possible service.
HMRC publish their performance data regularly at: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmrc-monthly-performance-reports and https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmrc-quarterly-performance-updates.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of including the cost of a bike as an allowable expense on self-employed workers’ self-assessment, to ensure all workers can participate in the Cycle to Work scheme, regardless of their employment status.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of including the cost of a bike as an allowable expense on self-employed workers’ self-assessment, to ensure all workers can participate in the Cycle to Work scheme, regardless of their employment status.
On 29 April 2021 officials from the Department for Transport met with the Cycle to Work Alliance along with officials from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs and Her Majesty’s Treasury to discuss the Alliance’s Report, which included a proposal to extend the Cycle to Work scheme to the self-employed. The report’s recommendations will be considered carefully to establish whether and how the Cycle to Work scheme could be improved.
Clause 112, discussed with schedules 23 to 26, clause 113, new clause 6 (Penalties: review of effect on tax revenues), and other amendments, agreed to. Schedules 23 to 26, and clauses 113 and 114 agreed to. Clause 116, discussed with a Government amendment and schedule 28, agreed to. Schedule 28 agreed to as amended. Clauses 122 to 124 agreed to. Schedule 33 agreed to. Clauses 125 to 127, 131 and 132 agreed to. New clause 1 (Review of capital allowances and business reliefs) debated and withdrawn. Bill, as amended, to be reported (Bill 295). Written evidence reported to the House.
Clause 112, discussed with schedules 23 to 26, clause 113, new clause 6 (Penalties: review of effect on tax revenues), and other amendments, agreed to. Schedules 23 to 26, and clauses 113 and 114 agreed to. Clause 116, discussed with a Government amendment and schedule 28, agreed to. Schedule 28...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many self-assessment forms in respect of the tax year 2019-2020 have been submitted late as at 19 March 2021; and how that compares with the volume of late returns (a) in total, and (b) 19 March in each of the last ten...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many self-assessment forms in respect of the tax year 2019-2020 have been submitted late as at 19 March 2021; and how that compares with the volume of late returns (a) in total, and (b) 19 March in each of the last ten...
HMRC do not have complete figures readily available for the number of self-assessment forms submitted late.
Taxpayers who are sent a notice to file after 31 October will have a filing deadline after 31 January.
It would take additional processing to establish precisely which returns are late, and additional analysis to separate paper returns from some other types of Income Tax Self-Assessment contact in HMRC’s administrative data.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many calls to HMRC's telephone advice lines for people completing a self assessment form were abandoned by the caller before reaching an HMRC call handling agent on (a) 29 January 2019, (b) 30 January 2019, (c) 31 January 2019, (d) 29 January...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many calls to HMRC's telephone advice lines for people completing a self assessment form were abandoned by the caller before reaching an HMRC call handling agent on (a) 29 January 2019, (b) 30 January 2019, (c) 31 January 2019, (d) 29 January...
The information requested is provided in the table below.
Date | Answered within | Abandoned in Queue | |||
0 - 5 Mins | 5.01 - 10 Mins | 10.01 - 20 Mins | 20+ Mins | ||
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30-Jan-19 | 23,354 | 10,109 | 10,400 | 1,681 | 4,656 |
29-Jan-19 | 19,290 | 9,615 | 9,986 | 1,119 | 4,041 |
31-Jan-19 | 27,841 | 13,178 | 6,309 | 738 | 4,241 |
29-Jan-20 | 27,407 | 7,504 | 1,986 | 1,119 | 2,714 |
30-Jan-20 | 25,365 | 3,164 | 8,497 | 1,873 | 4,363 |
31-Jan-20 | 13,395 | 10,252 | 11,302 | 3,923 | 7,305 |
29-Jan-21 | 8,619 | 3,440 | 5,799 | 8,671 | 5,904 |
30-Jan-21 | 1,032 | 1,941 | 2,637 | 4,568 | 2,154 |
31-Jan-21 | 724 | 665 | 820 | 3,591 | 1,608 |
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many calls to HMRC's telephone advice lines for people completing a self assessment form were not answered by an HMRC call agent within five minutes on (a) 29 January 2019, (b) 30 January 2019, (c) 31 January 2019, (d) 29 January 2020,...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many calls to HMRC's telephone advice lines for people completing a self assessment form were not answered by an HMRC call agent within five minutes on (a) 29 January 2019, (b) 30 January 2019, (c) 31 January 2019, (d) 29 January 2020,...
The information requested is provided in the table below.
Date | Answered within | Abandoned in Queue | |||
0 - 5 Mins | 5.01 - 10 Mins | 10.01 - 20 Mins | 20+ Mins | ||
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30-Jan-19 | 23,354 | 10,109 | 10,400 | 1,681 | 4,656 |
29-Jan-19 | 19,290 | 9,615 | 9,986 | 1,119 | 4,041 |
31-Jan-19 | 27,841 | 13,178 | 6,309 | 738 | 4,241 |
29-Jan-20 | 27,407 | 7,504 | 1,986 | 1,119 | 2,714 |
30-Jan-20 | 25,365 | 3,164 | 8,497 | 1,873 | 4,363 |
31-Jan-20 | 13,395 | 10,252 | 11,302 | 3,923 | 7,305 |
29-Jan-21 | 8,619 | 3,440 | 5,799 | 8,671 | 5,904 |
30-Jan-21 | 1,032 | 1,941 | 2,637 | 4,568 | 2,154 |
31-Jan-21 | 724 | 665 | 820 | 3,591 | 1,608 |
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many calls to HMRC's telephone advice lines for people completing a self assessment form were not answered by an HMRC call agent within 10 minutes on (a) 29 January 2019, (b) 30 January 2019, (c) 31 January 2019, (d) 29 January 2020,...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many calls to HMRC's telephone advice lines for people completing a self assessment form were not answered by an HMRC call agent within 10 minutes on (a) 29 January 2019, (b) 30 January 2019, (c) 31 January 2019, (d) 29 January 2020,...
The information requested is provided in the table below.
Date | Answered within | Abandoned in Queue | |||
0 - 5 Mins | 5.01 - 10 Mins | 10.01 - 20 Mins | 20+ Mins | ||
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30-Jan-19 | 23,354 | 10,109 | 10,400 | 1,681 | 4,656 |
29-Jan-19 | 19,290 | 9,615 | 9,986 | 1,119 | 4,041 |
31-Jan-19 | 27,841 | 13,178 | 6,309 | 738 | 4,241 |
29-Jan-20 | 27,407 | 7,504 | 1,986 | 1,119 | 2,714 |
30-Jan-20 | 25,365 | 3,164 | 8,497 | 1,873 | 4,363 |
31-Jan-20 | 13,395 | 10,252 | 11,302 | 3,923 | 7,305 |
29-Jan-21 | 8,619 | 3,440 | 5,799 | 8,671 | 5,904 |
30-Jan-21 | 1,032 | 1,941 | 2,637 | 4,568 | 2,154 |
31-Jan-21 | 724 | 665 | 820 | 3,591 | 1,608 |
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many calls to HMRC's telephone advice lines for people completing a self assessment form were not answered by an HMRC call agent within 20 minutes on (a) 29 January 2019, (b) 30 January 2019, (c) 31 January 2019, (d) 29 January 2020,...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many calls to HMRC's telephone advice lines for people completing a self assessment form were not answered by an HMRC call agent within 20 minutes on (a) 29 January 2019, (b) 30 January 2019, (c) 31 January 2019, (d) 29 January 2020,...
The information requested is provided in the table below.
Date | Answered within | Abandoned in Queue | |||
0 - 5 Mins | 5.01 - 10 Mins | 10.01 - 20 Mins | 20+ Mins | ||
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30-Jan-19 | 23,354 | 10,109 | 10,400 | 1,681 | 4,656 |
29-Jan-19 | 19,290 | 9,615 | 9,986 | 1,119 | 4,041 |
31-Jan-19 | 27,841 | 13,178 | 6,309 | 738 | 4,241 |
29-Jan-20 | 27,407 | 7,504 | 1,986 | 1,119 | 2,714 |
30-Jan-20 | 25,365 | 3,164 | 8,497 | 1,873 | 4,363 |
31-Jan-20 | 13,395 | 10,252 | 11,302 | 3,923 | 7,305 |
29-Jan-21 | 8,619 | 3,440 | 5,799 | 8,671 | 5,904 |
30-Jan-21 | 1,032 | 1,941 | 2,637 | 4,568 | 2,154 |
31-Jan-21 | 724 | 665 | 820 | 3,591 | 1,608 |
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 15 March 2021 to Question 166463 on Taxation: Self-assessment, how many and what proportion of people already in receipt of a Self-Employed Income Support Scheme grant received prior notice that failure to submit a tax return for the...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 15 March 2021 to Question 166463 on Taxation: Self-assessment, how many and what proportion of people already in receipt of a Self-Employed Income Support Scheme grant received prior notice that failure to submit a tax return for the...
The Government announced at Budget 2021 on 3 March 2021 that the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) will continue until September, with a fourth and a final fifth grant. This provides certainty on the policy to business as the economy reopens and means that the SEISS continues to be one of the most generous schemes for the self-employed in the world.
The Chancellor also announced that the fourth and fifth SEISS grants would be based on 2019-20 Self-Assessment tax returns and individuals must have submitted their 2019-20 tax return by 2 March 2021.
The effect of this is that more than 600,000 people are brought into scope who either became self-employed in 2019-20, or were ineligible for previous grants but now may be eligible for the fourth grant on the basis of submitting their 2019-20 Self Assessment tax return.
As in previous years HMRC ran a prominent communications campaign in order to prompt taxpayers to file their return by the due date. This year, in addition, they issued further press releases during February, complemented by messaging via social media and, where possible, direct emails and SMS texts to taxpayers who had not yet filed returns, and their agents.
HMRC analysis of filing volumes around this period suggests that an estimated 97% of individuals who claimed the third SEISS grant (about 2.1 million people) had submitted their 2019-20 Self-Assessment tax return by 28 February.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of an advance payment system for people who are (a) facing financial hardship and (b) struggling financially following payment of self-assessment tax returns prior to...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of an advance payment system for people who are (a) facing financial hardship and (b) struggling financially following payment of self-assessment tax returns prior to...
The fourth Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) grant will be available to claim from late April and HMRC will contact potential claimants from mid-April. This is because HMRC will need to process the data received in millions of 2019/20 Self-Assessment returns prior to making payments.
In recognition of the immense pressures that many people are facing due the pandemic, the Government sought to provide a breathing space by waiving the penalty for the late filing of tax returns received after the 31 January statutory deadline and by 28 February. Self-Assessment returns filed by 2 March can now be taken into account for the fourth and fifth SEISS grant.
For those requiring further support, the SEISS continues to be just one element of a wider package of support for the self-employed. The temporary £20 per week increase to the Universal Credit standard allowance has been extended for six months, and the Government has decided to extend the suspension of the Minimum Income Floor for three months, to the end of July 2021, so that where self-employed claimants' earnings have fallen significantly, their Universal Credit award will have increased to reflect their lower earnings. In addition to this, they may also have access to other elements of the package, including Restart Grants, the Recovery Loan scheme, business rates relief, and other business support schemes.