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Written question asked by Lord Black of Brentwood (Conservative) on Wednesday, 23 October 2019, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 6 November 2019. It was answered by Earl of Courtown (Conservative) on Friday, 1 November 2019 on behalf of the Treasury.

Social Security: Self-employed

Question

To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure that HM Revenue and Customs provides rebates for freelance workers in the EU27 who may incur double deductions of social security as a result of the invalidity of A1 certificates in the event of a no-deal Brexit.

Answer

If the UK leaves the EU with an agreement then there will be no changes to social security coordination during the implementation period ending on 31 December 2020.

The Government is working to protect UK workers in a no deal scenario by seeking an EU-wide approach or reciprocal bilateral arrangements with Member States to transitionally continue the current social security coordination rules in full until the end of December 2020. Where arrangements are put in place, individuals, employers and freelancers will continue to pay social security contributions in one country at a time.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL340
Session
2019-19
Subjects
EU countries Rebates Social security Self-employed Overseas workers Brexit
Link
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