Written Question·Treasury·UIN 108073

Travel: Tax Allowances

Tabled: 23 January 2026

Answered: 28 January 2026

Question

Patricia Ferguson

Labour — Glasgow West

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will (a) review and (b) update the Overseas Scale Rates during 2026.

Answer

Dan Tomlinson

Overseas Scale Rates are an administrative easement that employers can use to pay or reimburse accommodation and subsistence expenses incurred by employees who have to travel outside the UK without the need to check receipts. Where the rates do not cover ...

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