Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he has taken to enable people to check (a) if their National Insurance number is registered on the HMRC Real Time Information system, (b) the last date of registration, (c) the identity of their registered employer and (d) whether their National Insurance number is (i) registered and (ii) proposed for registration under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme and by which employer.

HMRC’s Real Time Information system can only be accessed by an employer or an agent authorised to act on an employers’ behalf.

HMRC are not be able to provide information about individual Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) applications to employees.

If an employee is concerned that their employer has not claimed on their behalf when entitled to do so, the employee should speak to their employer.

If an employee suspects that their employer is abusing the scheme, they should report them to HMRC using the iForm on GOV.UK.