Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Answer of 8 March 2022 to Question 134097 on Health and Social Care Levy and National Insurance Contributions, if he will publish the further estimate of the cost for changes to HMRC’s IT systems and extra support staff.

Work to conclude the Health and Social Care Levy (HSCL) is ongoing, so a final quantification of the cost of changes to HMRC’s IT systems as a result of the HSCL and the costs of any extra support staff required is not yet available. A full estimate is still intended to be published once work is concluded.

The cost of changes arising from the reversal of the HSCL and in-year reductions to National Insurance rates are currently being quantified, and an estimate will be made available in due course.