§ Mr. WillettsTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer in how many families the Working Families Tax Credit is paid to(a) a woman and (b) a man. [128934]
§ Dawn Primarolo[holding answer 5 July 2000]: I will write to the hon. Member and place a copy of my letter in the Library of the House.
§ Mr. WillettsTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many families are eligible for the Working Families Tax Credit. [130408]
§ Dawn Primarolo[holding answer 17 July 2000]: The number of families in receipt of Working Families Tax Credit at the end of May 2000 is provisionally estimated at 1,056,000.
§ Mr. Edward DaveyTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many families received the Working Families Tax Credit(a) at the last date for which figures are available and (b) at the time of its introduction; what the reasons are for the difference between (a) and (b); and what steps he is taking to ensure that all eligible families claim the credit. [132831]
§ Dawn PrimaroloWorking Families Tax Credit (WFTC) replaced Family Credit (FC) on 5 October 1999. The number of families in receipt of FC at the end of September 1999 was 788,000. The number of families in receipt of the WFTC at the end of May 2000 is provisionally estimated at 1,056,000. The increase is due to the successful introduction of WFTC and the transition from FC.
For the last part of the question, I refer the hon. Member to my reply to my hon. Friend the Member for Edmonton (Mr. Love) on 27 July 2000, Official Report, column 877W.
§ Mr. GreenwayTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many Working Families Tax Credit claimants are being paid at(a) the pre-4 April rate of benefit and (b) the rate introduced on 11 April. [130707]
§ Dawn Primarolo[holding answer 18 July 2000]: The number of families in receipt of Working Families Tax Credit at the end of May 2000 is provisionally estimated at 1,056,000. Of these, it is estimated that 672,000 had start dates before 4 April 2000 and 384,000 had start dates on or after 11 April.
§ Mr. WillettsTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) how many recipients of working families tax credit had the option of choosing payment(a) via the payroll and (b) not via the payroll; and of those how many have chosen not to be paid through the payroll; [130764]
(2) how many recipients of working families tax credit are receiving it via the payroll. [130765]
§ Dawn Primarolo[holding answer 18 July 2000]: I will write to the hon. Member and place a copy of my letter in the Library of the House.
§ Mr. WillettsTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to his reply of 4 July 2000,Official Report, column 176W, how many families have been in receipt of the Working Families Tax Credit in each month since April this year. [132401]
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§ Dawn Primarolo[holding answer 25 July 2000]: Provisional estimates of the number of families in receipt of Working Families Tax Credit at each end-month are as follows:
Thousand April 2000 1,053 May 2000 1,056 Estimated figures for Family Credit in the corresponding months last year are as follows:
Thousand April 1999 823 May 1999 821