| Heading: |
Statutory Sick Pay: Rebates |
| Question ID: |
1804769 |
| UIN: |
HL7657 |
| House: |
Lords |
| Date tabled: |
2025-05-20 |
| Asking Member ID: |
4567 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Baroness Finn
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Baroness Finn
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the amount lost to fraud and error under the Statutory Sick Pay Rebate Scheme; and if not, why not. |
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false |
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| Date answered: |
2025-06-04 |
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false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4147 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Baroness Sherlock
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| Answering Member handle: |
MaeveSherlock
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@MaeveSherlock
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| Answer text: |
The Coronavirus Statutory Sick Pay Rebate Scheme was administered by HMRC. HMRC estimates the amount lost to error and fraud for the Statutory Sick Pay Rebate Scheme is between 2% to 5% of the overall cost of the scheme. This equates to £2 million to £6 m... |
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| Answering body ID: |
29 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Work and Pensions |
| Tweeted: |
true |