§ Ms KellyTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the steady-state cost of providing the childcare tax credit to all households with a child below the age of one year on the current tapers, irrespective of whether anyone is in work. [104865]
§ Dawn PrimaroloThe childcare tax credit is available to families in receipt of the Working Families' Tax Credit or Disabled Person's Tax Credit who meet the work requirements and have eligible child care costs.
If a separate weekly credit of £70 were to be given to all families with a child under one, including those on income support or Jobseeker's Allowance, subject to a taper of 55 per cent. for net income over £90 per week, then the estimated cost for 2000–01 would be about £800 million.