Category Archives: HMRC Mileage Payment

It was great to meet with the Chancellor at No.11 yesterday to talk about how the HMRC mileage rate campaign will be implemented after she backed our calls and instructed officials to backdate the new higher rate to April. This Labour government is backing working people with the first rate rise in 15 years fromContinue reading “Getting changes to mileage rates right with the Chancellor”

For a decade and a half the previous government refused to update HMRC mileage rates, meaning decent working people whether they were employed in jobs like home care or the self employed like plumbers were paying to work. That was wrong, costs have clearly rocketed since it was last updated. Thankfully the campaign alongside UnisonContinue reading “Workers using their own vehicle for work are now better off!”

Glad to see this important campaign win secured with Unison and the RAC Foundation has been covered more widely up by local press https://www.oldham-chronicle.co.uk/news-features/142/community-news/160156/jim-mcmahon-welcomes-increase-in-hmrc-mileage-rates-after-campaign https://www.theoldhamtimes.co.uk/news/26180352.oldham-west-mp-hails-first-mileage-rate-rise-15-years

It was great to join a fringe event at UNISON’s annual conference to discuss the cost of working and the impact it has on frontline staff. This impacts everyone who uses a car or van for work, from care workers to tradespeople. The win means the rate will go up from 45p a mile toContinue reading “Delivering fairer mileage rates with Unison”

When I returned to the backbenches I committed to championing issues impacting decent working people but which too often went ignored. I’m delighted to have played a part in leading calls for the HMRC mileage rates to be finally updated, putting money back into the pockets of working people. A win! After a sustained campaignContinue reading “Mileage rates shift up a gear …”

Positive news that the government has agreed to review HMRC’s outdated mileage rates ahead of the next budget. Long overdue after *15 years* of inaction by the previous government! Working people shouldn’t have to pay to drive for work, it hits social care workers especially hard, taking some well below the living wage as theyContinue reading “Miles fairer with Labour!”

The campaign to refresh the mileage rate is making progress, with the Chancellor confirming the current HMRC mileage rate is under consideration for review ahead of the next budget. Fundamentally the campaign is about fairness, and honouring the British contract; a fair days pay for a fair days work. But as it stands the self-employed,Continue reading “Mileage rate campaign motors on”

Yesterday’s Spring Statement confirmed it. Our plan for the economy is working. We are focused on what matters: cutting the cost of living, bringing down borrowing, and growing the economy. The independent Office of Budget Responsibility backs that up: Inflation falling faster than expected Borrowing forecast to be the lowest in 6 years Families £1,000+Continue reading “Making Work Pay in Oldham West, Chadderton & Royton …”