§ 17. Linda PerhamTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the impact of the Working Families Tax Credit in London. [3340]
§ Dawn PrimaroloThe Working Families Tax Credit is a success in making work pay for families on low to middle incomes in London.
At February this year the WFTC was helping 92,000 families in London to the extent of x00A3;400 million per year. This is 50 per cent. more families and double the cash help than was the case with its predecessor Family Credit.
§ Matthew TaylorTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what monitoring his Department undertakes of the impact of the Working Families Tax Credit on work incentives for second earners in recipient households; and if he will make a statement. [4454]
§ Dawn PrimaroloThe Government have put in place a comprehensive programme to monitor and evaluate the Working Families Tax Credit. The Working Families Tax Credit is part of a wider package of measures designed to make work pay and thereby help to provide employment opportunity for all. These measures also include the introduction of the National Minimum Wage, the 10p starting rate of tax, and changes to employee and employer National Insurance Contributions. Independent estimates, which are consistent with those produced by the Treasury, suggest that these measures will lead to an increase in the labour supply of second earners.