Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect on employees ineligible for the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme because they were not added to their employers payroll on or before 19 March 2020.

Employees furloughed under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) must have been on their employers’ PAYE payroll on or before 19 March 2020 and HMRC must have received an RTI (Real Time Information) submission notifying payment in respect of that employee on or before the 19 March 2020.

Those who are not eligible for this grant may have access to other Government support, including: a package of temporary welfare measures, with an increase in the Universal Credit standard allowance and Working Tax Credit basic element; an additional £500 million for local councils to support the most vulnerable people in society; and up to three-month mortgage payment holidays for those in difficulty with mortgage payments.