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Plenary three –Motivational session
Summit or Bust This first session of the day gave delegates a table-based team-building activity guided by mountaineer, Phil England. Working in teams each with a survival rucksack and a map of Everest the teams completed challenges to race to the summit.
The challenges included quizzes, solving puzzles and even taking shelter in a bothy bag. The winners were then rewarded with some kendal mint cake.
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Plenary four – HMRC panel
The following representatives from HM Revenue & Customs answered questions submitted by delegates. ● ● Colin Shingler, head of customer engagement team and cross-cutting projects ● ● Gerry McShane , PAYE senior processing expert
The following questions were amongst those asked:
Q1: Would it make sense if incoming P45s for new starters showed which student loan plan to apply to ensure the employee is on the correct plan from the outset?
Q2: A number of our employees who are in receipt of universal credit have been adversely impacted when apparent fluctuations in pay have resulted in differing levels of financial support.
We know that UC claimants’ income is assessed per ‘assessment period’ which is a calendar month. The start date of this period is determined by when their first claim for UC is made.
Using a calendar month causes problems for those workers paid four-weekly, as they sometimes have two pay days in a month, and those paid weekly as they can have five pay days in a month. When this occurs, claimants are excluded from UC due to having inflated earnings.
Does the way information is shared between HMRC and DWP have any bearing on this?
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