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"Sadly, watching the Chancellor, once again without even acknowledging or mentioning the excluded left me and so many others bewildered, angry and upset"
#GapsInSupport
"Sadly, watching the Chancellor, once again without even acknowledging or mentioning the excluded left me and so many others bewildered, angry and upset"
#GapsInSupport
https://twitter.com/APPGGapsSupport/status/1349303021415624705
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"For some, the Government has stepped in, a financial safety net. But for so many others, our fellow taxpayers, they have been abandoned and left to fend for themselves"
#GapsInSupport
"For some, the Government has stepped in, a financial safety net. But for so many others, our fellow taxpayers, they have been abandoned and left to fend for themselves"
#GapsInSupport
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"In the words of @AndyBurnhamGM, 'basic fairness demands a solution be found'"
#GapsInSupport
"In the words of @AndyBurnhamGM, 'basic fairness demands a solution be found'"
#GapsInSupport
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"During the recall last week, Member after Member from across the House stood up and requested support for those who have been left out.
Incredulously, the Prime Minister said in response, 'Nobody has been excluded'"
#GapsInSupport
"During the recall last week, Member after Member from across the House stood up and requested support for those who have been left out.
Incredulously, the Prime Minister said in response, 'Nobody has been excluded'"
#GapsInSupport
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"Kim was deemed ineligible for SEISS because HMRC treats bereavement allowance and the pension payments from her late husband as trade income and therefore she falls foul of the 50/50 rule"
#GapsInSupport
"Kim was deemed ineligible for SEISS because HMRC treats bereavement allowance and the pension payments from her late husband as trade income and therefore she falls foul of the 50/50 rule"
#GapsInSupport
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"Louise's business opened in 2019 which meant she was unable to apply for Govt support. Her hopes pinned on obtaining a bounceback loan [...] which she was denied.
Traumatically, Louise has attempted to commit suicide 3 times"
#GapsInSupport
"Louise's business opened in 2019 which meant she was unable to apply for Govt support. Her hopes pinned on obtaining a bounceback loan [...] which she was denied.
Traumatically, Louise has attempted to commit suicide 3 times"
#GapsInSupport
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"James was made redundant in 2019 secured a new job early 2020 only to be lose it when Covid hit.
No employer to furlough him, he wasn't self-employed, so he fell through the gaps.
He starts 2021 claiming UC, classed as homeless"
#GapsInSupport
"James was made redundant in 2019 secured a new job early 2020 only to be lose it when Covid hit.
No employer to furlough him, he wasn't self-employed, so he fell through the gaps.
He starts 2021 claiming UC, classed as homeless"
#GapsInSupport
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"All of these from the excluded include 200,000 newly self-employed, 200,000 self-employed previously earning over £50,000 in profits, 1.1million who earn less than 50% of their income from self-employment..."
#GapsInSupport
"All of these from the excluded include 200,000 newly self-employed, 200,000 self-employed previously earning over £50,000 in profits, 1.1million who earn less than 50% of their income from self-employment..."
#GapsInSupport
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"...300,000 new starters, 100,000 denied furlough, 400,000 PAYE freelancers, 700,000 limited company directors and nearly half a million who have lost out due to maternity, parental or adoption leave."
#GapsInSupport
"...300,000 new starters, 100,000 denied furlough, 400,000 PAYE freelancers, 700,000 limited company directors and nearly half a million who have lost out due to maternity, parental or adoption leave."
#GapsInSupport
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"Difficulty or complication is ABSOLUTELY NOT a satisfactory excuse for disinterest, denial, and lack of action."
#GapsInSupport
"Difficulty or complication is ABSOLUTELY NOT a satisfactory excuse for disinterest, denial, and lack of action."
#GapsInSupport
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"I'd like to assist the Treasury benchers by offering some solutions that may guide their thinking..."
#GapsInSupport
"I'd like to assist the Treasury benchers by offering some solutions that may guide their thinking..."
#GapsInSupport
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"Firstly, the newly self-employed could be included in the fourth round of SEISS.
A simple and very fair measure".
#GapsInSupport
"Firstly, the newly self-employed could be included in the fourth round of SEISS.
A simple and very fair measure".
#GapsInSupport
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"The Directors Income Support Scheme could help support company directors, really important because there will be no meaningful recovery if there aren't any businesses left standing to employ people."
#GapsInSupport
"The Directors Income Support Scheme could help support company directors, really important because there will be no meaningful recovery if there aren't any businesses left standing to employ people."
#GapsInSupport
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"Perhaps the Treasury could waive tax for those whose income is less than their tax bill."
#GapsInSupport
"Perhaps the Treasury could waive tax for those whose income is less than their tax bill."
#GapsInSupport
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"It's nothing short of an outrage that self-employed mothers have no ability to discount their maternity leave from SEISS payments.
This leaves tens of thousands of women discriminated against and out of pocket"
#GapsInSupport
"It's nothing short of an outrage that self-employed mothers have no ability to discount their maternity leave from SEISS payments.
This leaves tens of thousands of women discriminated against and out of pocket"
#GapsInSupport
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"A one-off taxable grant while - far from comprehensive - could work. A flat payment which would be administratively simple and secure."
#GapsInSupport
"A one-off taxable grant while - far from comprehensive - could work. A flat payment which would be administratively simple and secure."
#GapsInSupport
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"The Treasury could look at the Targeted Taxpayers Support Scheme which would allow people to claim what they would have received in different circumstances."
#GapsInSupport
"The Treasury could look at the Targeted Taxpayers Support Scheme which would allow people to claim what they would have received in different circumstances."
#GapsInSupport
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"The Treasury must show the political will and instruct their policy experts to find solutions.
With the supermarkets returning £2billion, money already allocated, this could be the ideal time to put those schemes into practice."
#GapsInSupport
"The Treasury must show the political will and instruct their policy experts to find solutions.
With the supermarkets returning £2billion, money already allocated, this could be the ideal time to put those schemes into practice."
#GapsInSupport
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"The Govt have provided unprecedented financial support to millions [...] but these schemes were put in at speed and now we have the bandwidth to attend to the detail and support those left behind."
#GapsInSupport
"The Govt have provided unprecedented financial support to millions [...] but these schemes were put in at speed and now we have the bandwidth to attend to the detail and support those left behind."
#GapsInSupport
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"I hope the Government and the Treasury understand that it is now the time to right this historic wrong."
#GapsInSupport
"I hope the Government and the Treasury understand that it is now the time to right this historic wrong."
#GapsInSupport
FANTASTIC work from @TracyBrabin, co-chair of the @APPGGapsSupport.
Not only did Tracy hold the Treasury to account but she also managed to get across the many solutions the APPG has to offer in such a short space of time.
Not only did Tracy hold the Treasury to account but she also managed to get across the many solutions the APPG has to offer in such a short space of time.
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