§ Mr. WebbTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will estimate the effect on the net income of each decile group of(a) benefit units and (b) households, of extending the working families tax credit to (i) couples without dependent children and (ii) single people without dependent children; and if he will estimate the gross cost in each case. [110219]
§ Dawn PrimaroloThe impact of extending the Working Families Tax Credit to couples and singles without children is contingent on the detailed parameters and assumptions used, for example the credit rates for people without children and the earnings thresholds.