HC Deb 09 November 2000 vol 356 cc338-9W
32. Mr. Goggins

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how any people in the north-west have claimed the Disabled Person's Tax Credit since October 1999. [135983]

Dawn Primarolo

The number of individuals and families in the north-west in receipt of the Disabled Person's Tax Credit at the end of August 2000 is provisionally estimated at 3,900. This compares with 2,800 in receipt of the Disability Working Allowance at its peak, in July 1999.