Question follow-through · 104378
Self-assessment
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of HMRC’s reminders, app notifications and communications in reducing the level of last-minute self assessment tax return filings.
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- Answering body
- Treasury
- Tabled
- 8 Jan 2026
- Target answer date
- 12 Jan 2026
- Answer
- 16 Jan 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
8 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of HMRC’s reminders, app notifications and communications in reducing the level of last-minute self assessment tax return filings.
12 Jan 2026
Target answer date
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16 Jan 2026
Answer published
HMRC app users can choose to enable ‘push notifications’ to receive a variety of updates, including payment notifications. At present, this feature operates on an ‘all or nothing’ basis, meaning users cannot select only payment notifications. Since the ap...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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