§ Mr. LoveTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the increased take-up of the working families tax credit resulting from the Government's advertising campaign; and if he will make a statement. [93609]
§ Dawn PrimaroloThe Working Families Tax Credit is central to the Government's aim of making work pay. It will benefit nearly 1.5 million families, providing a minimum guaranteed income for a family with a full time worker of £200 per week. Together with the national minimum wage, increases to child benefit, and reform of tax and national insurance, it will lift around 800,000 children out of poverty.
It is vital that the right people get the information they need to apply for the tax credits they are entitled to. The Government are, therefore, launching a major advertising campaign to provide clear, targeted and comprehensive information. The Government's aim for the campaign is to encourage all those who are eligible for WFTC to apply.
§ Ms BuckTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many households he estimates will be removed from housing benefit(a) totally and (b) in part in each region in England and Wales following the introduction of the working families tax credit; and if he will estimate the average loss of housing benefit per household. [93067]
§ Dawn PrimaroloI shall write to my hon. Friend shortly and place a copy of my letter in the Library of the House.