§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will identify on what basis, and in what numbers, those receiving working families tax credit(a) are and (b) are not, entitled to passported benefits; and what advice is given to those on working families tax credit on the category to which they belong. [119322]
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§ Dawn Primarolo[holding answer 18 April 2000]: Working Families Tax Credit can be used as a "general passport" to various benefits so that those benefits are made available to everyone receiving Working Families Tax Credit. Other benefits, for example, help with NHS charges, are targeted on families receiving Working Families Tax Credit who have net incomes of £11,370 per year or less. At the end of March around 900,000 families were passported this way.