Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he is taking steps with Cabinet colleagues to support home care workers using their own vehicles to visit clients with fuel costs.

Home care workers may be eligible to benefit from Approved Mileage Allowance Payments (AMAPs), which are used by employers to reimburse an employee’s expenses for business mileage in their private vehicle. These rates aim to reflect running costs including fuel, servicing and depreciation.

Employers do not have to use AMAP rates and can instead choose to reimburse more or less, subject to certain tax conditions. Employees who receive less than the advisory rate can claim tax relief on the difference.