Working Families Tax Credit (Hansard, 20 January 1999)

§ Mr. Webb
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will estimate the number of people in each decile of478W (a) benefit unit income and (b) household income, who will gain from the introduction of the working families tax credit. [65421]

§ Dawn Primarolo
The table shows the estimated numbers gaining from the introduction of Working Families Tax Credit for those eligible for the credit. Overall, about 1 million benefit units will gain.

Number of gainers from introduction of Working Families Tax Credit

Decile Benefit unit income Household income

Lowest ¹— 120,000

2^nd 250,000 380,000

3^rd 410,000 260,000

4^th 210,000 110,000

5^th 90,000 70,000

6^th 30,000 ¹—

7^th ¹— ¹—

8^th ¹— ¹—

9^th ¹— ¹—

Highest ¹— ¹—

¹No gainers or number of gainers too few to calculate reliable estimates.

Note:
Deciles are defined in terms of equivalised income on a benefit unit and household income basis using the McClements scale; decile boundaries are higher for households than benefit units.
Source:
These estimates have been derived from projections of Family Expenditure Survey data to 1999–2000.

§ Ms Rosie Winterton
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many household incomes of families in Doncaster, Central will rise as a result of the introduction of the working families tax credit. [66565]

§ Dawn Primarolo
I regret that estimates for individual constituencies are not available.

Number of gainers from introduction of Working Families Tax Credit
Decile	Benefit unit income	Household income
Lowest	¹—	120,000
2^nd	250,000	380,000
3^rd	410,000	260,000
4^th	210,000	110,000
5^th	90,000	70,000
6^th	30,000	¹—
7^th	¹—	¹—
8^th	¹—	¹—
9^th	¹—	¹—
Highest	¹—	¹—
¹No gainers or number of gainers too few to calculate reliable estimates.