Working Families Tax Credit (Hansard, 18 July 2001)

§ Mr. Chope
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer for what reasons Mrs. Pinfield (Ref. NH653670B) of Christchurch was not paid Working Families Tax Credit on time during the period 15 May to 25 June; and what compensation is payable, and by whom, for consequential losses which have arisen. [4771]

§ Dawn Primarolo
I understand that the Inland Revenue Tax Credit Office wrote to the hon. Member on 16 July 2001 regarding this matter.

§ Andy Burnham
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many families in the Leigh constituency are eligible for Working Families Tax Credit; and how many have claimed it to date. [4187]

§ Dawn Primarolo
Estimates of the numbers of families in each parliamentary constituency receiving the Working Families Tax Credit (WFTC) appear, from May 2000, in the WFTC Quarterly Enquiry. Copies are available in the Library, or on the Inland Revenue website, www.inlandrevenue.gov.uk.
The estimates for constituencies in Great Britain are based on a 5 per cent. sample of awards and are therefore subject to sampling error. Particular care is needed when making comparisons over time.