Reports

In this report, we summarise the main shortcomings of the current universal credit system in respect of the self-employed and propose what we believe to be a workable alternative. Our report does not seek to start from the beginning, instead we set out our own diagnosis of what is wrong with the current system and we suggest changes to the existing system that attempt to preserve the current incen...

The LITRG has published an agenda for making the tax system fairer and easier to use for taxpayers on low incomes....

The LITRG has called for greater clarity around how couples are dealt with in the tax and tax credits systems....

The LITRG has published a manifesto setting out the agenda the Group would like the next government to pursue for taxpayers on low incomes....

The Low Incomes Tax Reform Group (LITRG) has published a report entitled 'Disability in Tax and Related Benefits: The Case for a Modern and Coherent Approach' on how the system of tax and tax related benefits impacts on people with disabilities. The LITRG's objective is to understand how and why there is no coherent and consistent 'joined-up' approach; to encourage discussion on how best to close ...

Pilot projects in the South West and West Midlands, April 2001 to March 2002...