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Written question asked by Gill Furniss (Labour) on Friday, 30 October 2020, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 4 November 2020 (named day). It was answered by Baroness Maclean of Redditch (Conservative) on Wednesday, 4 November 2020 on behalf of the Department for Transport.

Taxis: Coronavirus

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to support taxi drivers in (a) Tier 2 and (b) Tier 3 local covid-19 alert level areas.

Answer

The Government has acted to support those that are self-employed and have been affected by the COVID-19 outbreak across all sectors of the economy. The overwhelming majority of taxi and PHV drivers are self-employed and can therefore apply for grants through the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS). Over the first three rounds of the scheme a total of up to £19,410 has been made available to those eligible. A further grant will cover a three-month period from the start of February 2021 until the end of April 2021. HMRC will review the level of the second grant and set this in due course.

Taxi and PHV drivers may also be eligible for Universal Credit, from 6 April the standard allowance available under the Universal Credit system was increased from £317.82 to £409.89 a month. In addition, the Universal Credit calculation was amended, no longer using an assumed level of earnings (Minimum Income Floor) but actual earnings.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
109525
Session
2019-21
Related items
Taxis: Coronavirus
Thursday, 12 November 2020
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects
Disease control Taxis Coronavirus
Link
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