§ 38. Mr. Clifton-BrownTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer for what reasons(a) working families tax credit is classified as negative income tax and (b) mortgage interest tax relief at source is not so classified. [83227]
§ Dawn PrimaroloThe Working Families' Tax Credit will be paid by the Inland Revenue through pay packets as an income tax credit, and will be regarded as such by families. Mortgage interest tax relief is officially classified by the Office for National Statistics as public spending.
§ Ms KellyTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is his estimate of the numbers of households which will be eligible for the working families tax credit which are(a) single parent families, with the woman the sole earner, (b) single parent families, with the man the sole earner, (c) couples, where the male is the sole earner, (d) couples, where the female is the sole earner and (e) dual-income families. [83807]
§ Dawn Primarolo[holding answer 10 May 1999]: Estimates for 2000–01, the first full year of the Working Families Tax Credit, are given in the table:
Family Type Number of recipients Lone Parent Female 580,000 Male 30,000 Couples Male sole earner 480,000 Female sole earner 100,000 Dual-earners 210,000 Total 1.400,000