§ Mrs Claire Curtis-ThomasTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what assessment he has made to determine the number of eligible individuals who have failed to apply for(a) working tax credit, (b) minimum income guarantee and (c) child tax credit within the Crosby constituency; [116280]
(2) how many individuals have benefited from (a) working tax credit and (b) child tax credit in the Crosby constituency. [116281]
§ John HealeyIt is estimated that 750,000 families in the North West and Merseyside are expected to receive the Child Tax Credit (CTC) and that 210,000 are expected to receive the Working Tax Credit (WTC), including some who are also expected to receive the CTC.
Estimates of the number of families expected to receive these tax credits, or the minimum income guarantee, are not available at constituency level.
Statistics on awards of the WTC and CTC will be published in August.