§ Mr. WebbTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) how many families are receiving the Working Families Tax Credit; and of these, how many were previously receiving family credit; [121689]
(2) how many Working Families Tax Credit recipients are men in couples where family credit was previously in payment to the female in the couple; and what is the average weekly value of the Working Families Tax Credit in payment in such cases. [121685]
§ Dawn Primarolo[holding answer 12 May 2000]: Up to the end of March 2000, there had been 1,030,200 awards made of the Working Families Tax Credit (WFTC). The families in receipt of 574,300 of these awards had previously been in receipt of Family Credit (FC) awards that ended immediately before the start of the WFTC awards.
It is not possible, without incurring disproportionate cost, to estimate how many such WFTC awards are paid to men in couples where the previous FC award was paid to the female in the couple; or the average weekly value of such awards.
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§ Mrs. FyfeTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the average amount by which the incomes of families with incomes of less than £12,000 per annum have increased as a result of the Working Families Tax Credit [120971]
§ Dawn PrimaroloFor awards of Working Families Tax Credit made by the end of March, the average award made to families with gross weekly earnings up to £230 was £81.53 per week.