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To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people have moved into self-employment under the six-month offer introduced on 6 April 2009; how many people have received the self-employment credit; how much has been spent in total on the self-employment credit; and what estimate she has...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people have moved into self-employment under the six-month offer introduced on 6 April 2009; how many people have received the self-employment credit; how much has been spent in total on the self-employment credit; and what estimate she has...
Asked by
James Clappison
(Conservative)
Answered by
Lord Knight of Weymouth
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
8 February 2010
For answer on
22 February 2010
Answered on
2 March 2010
[holding answer 22 February 2010]: Under the jobseeker's allowance self-employment offer, there are two elements to the help we give people who want to move into self-employment or start a business—self-employment advice and support through our expert partners, and financial support for those leaving jobseeker's allowance and becoming self-employed.Between April and October 2009, 5,310 jobseeker's allowance recipients have left benefit and claimed the self-employment credit as they moved into self-employment.Total spend on the self-employment credit up to the end of October 2009 was £2,267,776 with a unit cost of up to a maximum of £800 per start (up to 16 weeks at £50 per week). The average cost is not available.
Subjects
Employment schemes; Self-employed
Date
2 March 2010
Reference
506 c1037W; 316977
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) how the self employment support available under the six month offer will differ from that offered under the New Deal for Self Employment;
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) how the self employment support available under the six month offer will differ from that offered under the New Deal for Self Employment;
Asked by
James Clappison
(Conservative)
Answered by
Lord Knight of Weymouth
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
14 July 2009
For answer on
16 July 2009
Answered on
21 July 2009
The self-employment element of the six month offer was introduced on 6 April 2009 and provides substantial advice and support to enable people to move into self-employment or to start their own business. There is an active programme of intensive support delivered by Business Link in England by Flexible Support for Business in Wales and by Business Gateway and Training for Work in Scotland. Those moving into self-employment will be entitled to a self-employment credit made up of 16 weekly payments of £50 to help with the transition into work and to underpin finances for the first few months of the business.There is no new deal for the self-employed although both the new deal for young people and the new deal 25-plus include options offering self-employment support. Under flexible new deal providers will also be able to provide self employment support. The new deal and six month offer routes into self employment are broadly similar. Both offer intensive support and advice to those who need it. To ease the transition into sustainable self-employment the new deals give customers an opportunity to undertake a period of test-trading for up to 26 weeks. Test trading enables the customer to begin work while remaining on benefits, whereas under the six month offer the self-employment credit is payable.We have anticipated the six month offer providing 500,000 opportunities for jobseekers and have made an investment in the offer of £0.5 billion. On current estimates we expect to be able to provide self employment support to 135,000 people.The offers are voluntary and are therefore demand led. The overall package is designed to be flexible and respond to customer needs. It is also possible that for any individual customer, a mix of offers may be appropriate.
Subjects
Employment schemes; Self-employed
Date
21 July 2009
Reference
496 c1324W; 288004
House
House of Commons
(2) what estimate she has made of the number of people she expects to support into self-employment under the six month offer in (a) 2009-10, (b) 2010-11 and (c) 2011-12;
(2) what estimate she has made of the number of people she expects to support into self-employment under the six month offer in (a) 2009-10, (b) 2010-11 and (c) 2011-12;
Asked by
James Clappison
(Conservative)
Answered by
Lord Knight of Weymouth
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
14 July 2009
For answer on
16 July 2009
Answered on
21 July 2009
The self-employment element of the six month offer was introduced on 6 April 2009 and provides substantial advice and support to enable people to move into self-employment or to start their own business. There is an active programme of intensive support delivered by Business Link in England by Flexible Support for Business in Wales and by Business Gateway and Training for Work in Scotland. Those moving into self-employment will be entitled to a self-employment credit made up of 16 weekly payments of £50 to help with the transition into work and to underpin finances for the first few months of the business.There is no new deal for the self-employed although both the new deal for young people and the new deal 25-plus include options offering self-employment support. Under flexible new deal providers will also be able to provide self employment support. The new deal and six month offer routes into self employment are broadly similar. Both offer intensive support and advice to those who need it. To ease the transition into sustainable self-employment the new deals give customers an opportunity to undertake a period of test-trading for up to 26 weeks. Test trading enables the customer to begin work while remaining on benefits, whereas under the six month offer the self-employment credit is payable.We have anticipated the six month offer providing 500,000 opportunities for jobseekers and have made an investment in the offer of £0.5 billion. On current estimates we expect to be able to provide self employment support to 135,000 people.The offers are voluntary and are therefore demand led. The overall package is designed to be flexible and respond to customer needs. It is also possible that for any individual customer, a mix of offers may be appropriate.
Subjects
Employment schemes; Self-employed
Date
21 July 2009
Reference
496 c1324W; 288005
House
House of Commons
(4) how much funding has been assigned to the self-employment support to be made available under the six month offer in (a) 2009-10, (b) 2010-11 and (c) 2011-12.
(4) how much funding has been assigned to the self-employment support to be made available under the six month offer in (a) 2009-10, (b) 2010-11 and (c) 2011-12.
Asked by
James Clappison
(Conservative)
Answered by
Lord Knight of Weymouth
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
14 July 2009
For answer on
16 July 2009
Answered on
21 July 2009
The self-employment element of the six month offer was introduced on 6 April 2009 and provides substantial advice and support to enable people to move into self-employment or to start their own business. There is an active programme of intensive support delivered by Business Link in England by Flexible Support for Business in Wales and by Business Gateway and Training for Work in Scotland. Those moving into self-employment will be entitled to a self-employment credit made up of 16 weekly payments of £50 to help with the transition into work and to underpin finances for the first few months of the business.There is no new deal for the self-employed although both the new deal for young people and the new deal 25-plus include options offering self-employment support. Under flexible new deal providers will also be able to provide self employment support. The new deal and six month offer routes into self employment are broadly similar. Both offer intensive support and advice to those who need it. To ease the transition into sustainable self-employment the new deals give customers an opportunity to undertake a period of test-trading for up to 26 weeks. Test trading enables the customer to begin work while remaining on benefits, whereas under the six month offer the self-employment credit is payable.We have anticipated the six month offer providing 500,000 opportunities for jobseekers and have made an investment in the offer of £0.5 billion. On current estimates we expect to be able to provide self employment support to 135,000 people.The offers are voluntary and are therefore demand led. The overall package is designed to be flexible and respond to customer needs. It is also possible that for any individual customer, a mix of offers may be appropriate.
Subjects
Employment schemes; Self-employed
Date
21 July 2009
Reference
496 c1324W; 288007
House
House of Commons
(3) whether a last trading period will be available to a person receiving self-employment support as part of the six month offer;
(3) whether a last trading period will be available to a person receiving self-employment support as part of the six month offer;
Asked by
James Clappison
(Conservative)
Answered by
Lord Knight of Weymouth
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
14 July 2009
For answer on
16 July 2009
Answered on
21 July 2009
The self-employment element of the six month offer was introduced on 6 April 2009 and provides substantial advice and support to enable people to move into self-employment or to start their own business. There is an active programme of intensive support delivered by Business Link in England by Flexible Support for Business in Wales and by Business Gateway and Training for Work in Scotland. Those moving into self-employment will be entitled to a self-employment credit made up of 16 weekly payments of £50 to help with the transition into work and to underpin finances for the first few months of the business.There is no new deal for the self-employed although both the new deal for young people and the new deal 25-plus include options offering self-employment support. Under flexible new deal providers will also be able to provide self employment support. The new deal and six month offer routes into self employment are broadly similar. Both offer intensive support and advice to those who need it. To ease the transition into sustainable self-employment the new deals give customers an opportunity to undertake a period of test-trading for up to 26 weeks. Test trading enables the customer to begin work while remaining on benefits, whereas under the six month offer the self-employment credit is payable.We have anticipated the six month offer providing 500,000 opportunities for jobseekers and have made an investment in the offer of £0.5 billion. On current estimates we expect to be able to provide self employment support to 135,000 people.The offers are voluntary and are therefore demand led. The overall package is designed to be flexible and respond to customer needs. It is also possible that for any individual customer, a mix of offers may be appropriate.
Subjects
Employment schemes; Self-employed
Date
21 July 2009
Reference
496 c1324W; 288006
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what resources are being targeted to help people aged (a) 50 and over and (b) under 25 years who are not working, to set up their own businesses.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what resources are being targeted to help people aged (a) 50 and over and (b) under 25 years who are not working, to set up their own businesses.
Asked by
James Clappison
(Conservative)
Answered by
Nicholas Brown
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
29 October 2001
For answer on
30 November 2001
Answered on
30 November 2001
Mr. Clappison: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what resources are being targeted to help people aged (a) 50 and
over and (b) under 25 years who are not working, to set up their own businesses. [11652]
Mr. Nicholas Brown: The new deal 50 plus, new deal for disabled people, new deal 25 plus, work based learning for adults and
training for work, all provide a range of help for people over 50 who wish to set up in business. Support for the under 25s who wish
to establish their own business is provided by two major initiatives: the self-employment route of new deal for young people and the
youth enterprise initiative.
Subjects
Business; Finance; Older workers; Young people; Small businesses; Unemployment; Self-employed; New deal schemes; New deal for young people; New deal for 50 plus
Date
30 November 2001
Reference
375 c1167W; 11652
House
House of Commons
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the National Insurance Contribution liability was of a self-employed person earning (a) £20,000 and (b) £30,000 in the financial years (i) 1996-97, (ii) 1999-2000 and (iii) 2000-01; and what it will be in 2001-02. - Including tables. (Holding answer 12 February 2001).
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the National Insurance Contribution liability was of a self-employed person earning (a) £20,000 and (b) £30,000 in the financial years (i) 1996-97, (ii) 1999-2000 and (iii) 2000-01; and what it will be in 2001-02. - Including tables. (Holding answer 12 February 2001).
Asked by
James Clappison
(Conservative)
Answered by
Baroness Primarolo
(Labour)
Answering body
Treasury
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
7 February 2001
For answer on
27 March 2001
Answered on
27 March 2001
Mr. Clappison: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the National Insurance Contribution liability was of a self-employed
person earning (a) £20,000 and (b) £30,000 in the financial years (i) 1996-97, (ii) 1999-2000 and (iii) 2000-01; and what it will be
in 2001-02. [150049]
Dawn Primarolo: [holding answer 12 February 2001]:
Since 1999, this Government have introduced a package of measures to build a fairer National Insurance system, to improve work
incentives and encourage job creation. In particular, we have aimed to improve the position of lower earning self-employed people
and to address the under-contribution of the self-employed as a whole to the National Insurance Fund, compared with the National
Insurance contributions (NICs) payable by employees and employers.
The self-employed pay class 2 which is a weekly flat rate charge and class 4 which is charged as a percentage of profits over the
lower profits limit up to the upper profits limit.
In the March 1999 Budget the Chancellor announced a reform of self-employed NICs to reduce the burden of National Insurance on the
lowest earning self-employed and encourage the start up of self-employed businesses. The flat rate was reduced from £6.55 a week to
£2 a week and the class 4 rate was increased from 6 per cent. to 7 per cent. The starting point for payment of Class 4 NICs has also
been aligned with the income tax personal allowance. These changes were introduced following recommendations of the Taylor report.
Over the period mentioned in the question the Government have also introduced a number of measures on income tax. For example, it
has introduced and extended the 10p starting rate, cut basic rate to 22p, introduced the Working Families Tax Credit and introduced
the Children's Tax Credit, which reduce direct tax.
By October 2001 as a result of personal tax and benefit measures, UK households will be on average £590 a year better off and
families with children will be £1,000 better off on average from measures introduced over the parliament as a whole.
The NICs and income tax liabilities will depend on many circumstances.
The table shows the net effect of changes to NICs and income tax for a single self-employed earner who has no children.
£
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Year/Income NICs Income tax Total
1996-97
10,000 503.00 1,340.40 1,843.40
20,000 1,103.00 3,740.40 4,843.40
30,000 1,322.60 6,258.00 7,580.60
1999-2000
10,000 488.80 1,107.95 1,596.75
20,000 1,088.80 3,407.95 4,496.75
30,000 1,448.80 5,707.95 7,156.75
2000-01
10,000 497.05 1,052.90 1,549.95
20,000 1,197.05 3,252.90 4,449.95
30,000 1,744.45 5,452.90 7,197.35
2001-02
10,000 486.55 976.70 1,463.25
20,000 1,186.55 3,176.70 4,363.25
30,000 1,879.55 5,376.70 7,256.25
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
The following table shows the net effect of changes to NICs, Family Credit, Child Benefit and Income Tax (including the abolition of
the married couple's allowance and introduction of the Children's Tax Credit and Working Families Tax Credit) for a family unit
which contains a single self-employed earner, who is working more than 30 hours, married and has two children under 11.
£
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
Year/Income NICs Family credit/Child Income tax (including Total
benefit WFTC)
1996-97
10,000 503.00 2,031.91 1,071.90 - 457.01
20,000 1,103.00 1,019.20 3,471.90 3,555.70
30,000 1,322.60 1,019.20 5,989.50 6,292.90
1999-2000
10,000 488.80 2,075.64 - 690.28 -2,277.12
20,000 1,088.80 1,248.00 3,210.95 3,051.75
30,000 1,448.80 1,248.00 5,510.95 5,711.75
2000-01
10,000 497.05 1,300.00 -2,700.04 -3.502.99
20,000 1,197.05 1,300.00 3,215.83 3,112.88
30,000 1,744.45 1,300.00 5,452.90 5,897.35
2001-02
10,000 486.55 1,344.20 -3,456.43 -4,314.08
20,000 1,186.55 1,344.20 2,587.64 2,429.99
30,000 1,879.55 1,344.20 4,856.70 5,392.05
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
Subjects
Income tax; Income; National insurance contributions; Self-employed; Working families tax credit
Date
27 March 2001
Reference
150049; 365 c527-8W;365 c529-30W
House
House of Commons
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many self-employed persons paid (a) only Class 2 national insurance contributions and (b) Class 2 and Class 4 contributions in 1999-2000; and what estimate he has made of the same figures for 2000-01; what the proceeds were of (a) Class 2 and...
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many self-employed persons paid (a) only Class 2 national insurance contributions and (b) Class 2 and Class 4 contributions in 1999-2000; and what estimate he has made of the same figures for 2000-01; what the proceeds were of (a) Class 2 and...
Asked by
James Clappison
(Conservative)
Answered by
Baroness Primarolo
(Labour)
Answering body
Treasury
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
8 January 2001
For answer on
27 March 2001
Answered on
27 March 2001
Mr. Clappison: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) how many self-employed persons paid (a) only class 2 National Insurance
Contributions and (b) class 2 and class 4 Contributions in 1999-2000; and what estimate he has made of the same figures for 2000-01;
[144833]
(2) what the proceeds were of (a) class 2 and (b) class 4 National Insurance Contributions in (i) 1998-99 and (ii) 1999-2000; and
what estimate he has made of the same figures for 2000-01. [144832]
Dawn Primarolo: The reform of class 2 and class 4 National Insurance Contributions (NICs) will reduce the burden on low earners and
encourage business start-ups. In 1999-2000, around 0.7 million self employed are estimated to be liable to pay only class 2 and 1.8
million are estimated to be liable to pay class 2 and class 4 NICs. For 2000-01 around 0.2 million are estimated to be liable to pay
only class 2 and some 2.3 million are estimated to be liable to class 2 and class 4 NICs. Theses estimates are based on the survey
of personal incomes.
Estimates for class 2 and class 4 NICs receipts in 1998-99 to 2000-01 for the United Kingdom are given in the table.
£ million
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UK NICs receipts
Year Class 2 Class 4 Total
1998-99 680 960 1,640
1999-2000 730 990 1,720
2000-01 350 1,040 1,390
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
These estimates were provided by the Government Actuary's Department.
Subjects
National insurance contributions; Self-employed
Date
27 March 2001
Reference
365 c528-9W;365 c530-1W; 144833;144832
House
House of Commons
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he will answer the Question from the honourable Member for Hertsmere, Reference Number 150049, regarding national insurance contributions, tabled for answer on 12th February. - I have done so today.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he will answer the Question from the honourable Member for Hertsmere, Reference Number 150049, regarding national insurance contributions, tabled for answer on 12th February. - I have done so today.
Asked by
James Clappison
(Conservative)
Answered by
Baroness Primarolo
(Labour)
Answering body
Treasury
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
5 March 2001
For answer on
27 March 2001
Answered on
27 March 2001
Mr. Clappison: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when he will answer the question from the hon. Member for Hertsmere, Reference
Number 150049, regarding national insurance contributions, tabled for answer on 12 February. [152744]
Dawn Primarolo: I have done so today.
Subjects
Administrative delays; Members; National insurance contributions; Self-employed; Written questions
Date
27 March 2001
Reference
365 c531W;365 c534W; 152744
House
House of Commons