Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 71912

Insolvency: Redundancy Pay

Tabled: 29 August 2025

Answered: 4 September 2025

Question

Lisa Smart

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will take steps to amend the six-month limitation period for claiming payments from the National Insurance Fund in order that it begins from the date a company is confirmed as insolvent, rather t

Answer

Justin Madders

The legal requirement to claim payment for redundancy in writing from the employer within six months of dismissal only applies to the redundancy element of the monies claimed from the National Insurance Fund. It does not apply to elements such as unpaid w...

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