HC Deb 28 February 2000 vol 345 c152W
Mr. Kidney

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what assessment he has made of the take-up rate for Working Families Tax Credit; [110284]

(2) what estimate he has made of the take-up rate for the Working Families Tax Credit. [110700]

Dawn Primarolo

Up to the end of January 2000, there had been 704,500 awards of the Working Families Tax Credit, of which around 325,000 were for families who were not in receipt of family credit at the time of the claim.

Mr. Coleman

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many individuals in London have received assistance under the working families tax credit. [110499]

Dawn Primarolo

It is estimated that about 52,500 families in the London Government Office Region had been awarded the Working Families' Tax Credit by the end of January 2000.