Working Families Tax Credit

HC Deb 06 December 1999 vol 340 cc448-9W

Mr. Jim Murphy

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many families are projected to benefit from the working families tax credit for each of the first five years. [101329]

Mr. Timms

It is estimated that for 2000–01, the first full year of the Working Families Tax Credit, about 1.4 million families will be in receipt of the credit.

Mr. Michael J. Foster

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many calls have been received by the Working Families Tax Credit Hotline since its inception from(a) Worcester, (b) Worcestershire, (c) from the West Midlands Region and (d) nationally. [100904]

Mr. Timms

The response line for the Working Families Tax Credit and Disabled Person's Tax Credit had handled 780,000 inquiries up to the 30 November. In the Central TV region the response line had handled about 120,000 calls. A more detailed breakdown is not available.