Written Question·Treasury·UIN 55654

Taxation: Rebates

Tabled: 30 May 2025
Answered: 9 June 2025

Question

Robin Swann

Ulster Unionist PartySouth Antrim

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will set out the (a) number, (b) value and (c) average delay of tax refunds on hold due to security reasons for which the latest data is available.

Answer

James Murray
HMRC received 2,871,186 Self-Assessment repayment requests between 6 April 2024 and 5 April 2025. Of these, 199,266 (7%) were held for review, with a value of £2.2bn. The average duration of delay for Self-Assessment customers whose repayments were withhe...

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