Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people have been made redundant since August 2020 who had been furloughed via the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.

An estimate of how many people who had been furloughed via the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) who have been made redundant since August 2020 is not available.

Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) publishes monthly statistics on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/coronavirus-job-retention-scheme-statistics-october-2020

HMRC publishes experimental monthly estimates of payrolled employees and their pay from Pay As You Earn (PAYE) Real Time Information (RTI) data (jointly with the ONS).

https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/earningsandworkinghours/bulletins/earningsandemploymentfrompayasyouearnrealtimeinformationuk/previousReleases

On the 22th October HMRC published secondary analysis which matched CJRS and PAYE Real RTI data. This showed that 90% of employees who left the CJRS furlough scheme between April and July were still on their original payroll in August, suggesting they remained working for their original employer. This analysis does not distinguish between employees who have chosen to leave their jobs and those who have been made redundant. For example, it is likely many leave to take other employment, retirement, or to enter full time education.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-job-retention-scheme-statistics-secondary-analysis/coronavirus-job-retention-scheme-statistics-secondary-analysis-of-ended-furloughs