The LITRG welcomes the opportunity to respond to this consultation on the barriers to returning to work after time out for caring. In our response we have concentrated on the barriers faced by carers of older or disabled people who try and juggle their caring duties alongside a return to work. 

The LITRG urge caution in the selling of Help to Save as a scheme only targeted at people on the lowest incomes as many people higher up the income scale who have proportionately higher outgoings also fall within Help to Save eligibility based upon the draft regulations. We also query whether it is ...

The LITRG has recently responded to the Director of Labour Market Enforcement’s consultation document on his 2018/19 strategy, welcoming the Director's arrival and approach, and explaining that labour market exploitation very often manifests itself in problems with tax and National ...

The LITRG welcomes the opportunity to discuss the eligibility criteria for help with health costs following the introduction of universal credit in Northern Ireland. While we welcome the Department for Health’s confirmation that they do not intend to restrict access to passported benefits, we are ...

The LITRG welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) consultation on pension transfer advice as we are concerned that a future mis-selling problem could arise in this area, given that people may be attracted by the selling points of accessing pension ...

We welcome the opportunity to respond to the call for evidence on the taxation of employee expenses.There have been major changes in the labour market in recent years, and these days, the low-paid are less and less likely to have their employment expenses paid or reimbursed by their employers. ...