PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Self-employment Income Support Scheme: Maternity Leave (24 June 2020)
Question Asked
Asked by:
Karin Smyth (Labour)
Answer
As announced on 17 June, the Government is amending the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) eligibility conditions to support self-employed new parents.
This means self-employed parents will be able to claim grants if they were taking time out of their trade to care for their new-born or newly adopted child and, as a result, did not submit a Self-Assessment tax return for 2018-19 or their trading profits in 2018-19 were less than their non-trading income.
Further details of the change for self-employed parents will be set out at the start of July in published guidance.
Answered by:
Jesse Norman (Conservative)
29 June 2020
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