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The Low Incomes Tax Reform Group (LITRG) is warning employers and affected employees that postgraduate loan repayments will start from next month (April). It is important that both parties understand whether there will be further deductions from payslips and, if so, that they are correct.

The Low Incomes Tax Reform Group (LITRG) welcomes the launch of DBEIS’ campaign to raise awareness of holiday pay, and reduce the number of underpaid workers. But LITRG cautions that, to really make a difference, action is needed to close the enforcement ‘gap’ in respect of holiday pay and to deal with the problem of false self-employment.

The recent universal credit High Court decision that DWP’s method of assessing earned income under universal credit is unlawful, is an important one. But for at least one of the people affected, HMRC’s on or before reporting exception for non-banking days, meant things probably didn’t need to get that far.