Written question asked by Sam Tarry (Labour) on Monday, 8 March 2021, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 10 March 2021. It was answered by Baroness Maclean of Redditch (Conservative) on Monday, 15 March 2021 on behalf of the Department for Transport.
Taxis: Coronavirus
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what additional support he plans to provide to taxi drivers ineligible for grants or financial help under existing covid-19 financial support packages as a result of falling below the thresholds set out for those support packages during the covid-19 outbreak.
- Answer
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The majority of taxi and private hire vehicle (PHV) drivers are self-employed and can therefore apply for grants through the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS). A fourth round of the scheme, which will be available from the end of April, was announced in the Budget on 3 March (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/self-employment-income-support-scheme-grant-extension/self-employment-income-support-scheme-grant-extension).
An online ‘support finder’ tool is available to help businesses and self-employed workers determine what financial support is available to them during the pandemic (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/financial-support-for-businesses-during-coronavirus-covid-19).
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 164677
- Session
- 2019-21
- Transferred
- Yes
- Subjects
- Government assistance Taxis Coronavirus
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- 2021-03-15 17:03:00 +0000
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