§ Mr. MacShaneTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if the integrated child credit were to be introduced on the basis of the illustrative structure shown in chart 2.6 of Tackling Poverty and Making Work Pay-Tax Credits for the 21 Century, how many children he estimates would be in families drawing (i) income support/JSA and the integrated child credit, (ii) employment tax credit and the integrated child credit, (iii) the integrated child credit only including the WFTC child credit element, and (iv) the integrated child credit only including the children's tax credit element only, including child benefit in all cases. [120392]
§ Dawn PrimaroloNo estimates have been made of the number of families in these categories. The numbers in each group will depend on the detailed design of the integrated child credit and employment tax credit, on which decisions have not yet been taken as well as take-up. The table sets out estimates of the number of dependent children in families in receipt of either Income Support of income-based Jobseekers Allowance, Working Families and Disabled Person's Tax Credit or only getting the Children's Tax Credit in 2001.
million Benefit/Tax Credit Number of children Income Support or income-based JSA 2½ Working Families or Disabled Person's Tax Credit 2½ Children's Tax Credit only 6