HC Deb 06 March 2001 vol 364 cc154-5W
Mr. Cousins

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will estimate how many earners receive working families tax credit in each unitary metropolitan authority and county of the North East region; and if he will estimate the proportion of earners in the region who are(a) in part-time work and (b) also in receipt of the childcare supplement. [152056]

Dawn Primarolo

For estimates of the number of families in each local authority in receipt of the Working Families Tax Credit (WFTC), I refer my hon. Friend to my answer to my hon. Friend the Member for Lancaster and Wyre (Mr. Dawson) on 22 January 2001,Official Report, column 425W.

There is no single definition of what comprises full-time work. The table shows an analysis by hours worked of families in the North East region receiving WFTC at August 2000, split also between those families whose awards include the childcare tax credit and other families.

Thousand
Hours normally worked per week by main earner Families whose awards include the childcare tax credit Other families Total
16 less than 20 0.8 15.2 16.0
20 less than 24 0.8 7.5 8.3
24 less than 30 1— 4.3 4.6
Thousand
Hours normally worked per week by main earner Families whose awards include the children tax credit Other families Total
30 less than 36 0.9 8.4 9.3
36 less than 40 1.4 13.9 15.3
40 and over 1— 12.0 12.3
All cases 4.5 61.3 65.8
1 Estimates based on less than 25 sample cases.

Note:

Estimates based on 5 per cent. sample of awards, and therefore subject to sampling error. Estimates based on less than 25 sample cases.

Mr. Win Griffiths

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer in how many firms paying working families tax credit to their employees the payment of credits exceeds the amount they collect in national insurance and income tax; and how many employees in these companies receive the working families tax credit. [149858]

Dawn Primarolo

Employers whose prospective payments of tax credits in any period (up to six months) exceed the PAYE tax and national insurance contributions that they expect to deduct can apply to Inland Revenue for the additional funding required over that period. One sixth of employers paying tax credits at 31 August 2000 received funding for payment periods that spanned that date. Fur such employers, the average number of employees with awards which include payment via the employer is about 1.5.

Mr. Field

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many employers(a) are administering the Working Families Tax Credit and (b) will be administering the employment credit. [152513]

Dawn Primarolo

At the end of August 2000 about 120,000 employers were paying Working Families Tax Credit or Disabled Person's Tax Credit to their employees.

The numbers of employers involved in payment of the employment tax credit will depend on its detailed design.