§ Ms BuckTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many recipients of the child care component of the Working Families Tax Credit there are in(a) England and (b) each region; what percentage of recipients of the child care component represents WFTC claimants in each region; and what percentage of recipients of the child care component represents households with children in each region. [85184]
§ Dawn PrimaroloThe latest available figures appear in the following table.
Families benefiting from the childcare tax credit1 within Working Families' Tax Credit (WFTC) or Disabled Person's Tax Credit (DPTC) Government Office Region Total benefiting, May 2002 As a percentage of all families with children receiving WFTC or DPTC2, May 2002 As a percentage of all families receiving Child benefit3, August 2002 England 138,836 13 2.3 North East 6,679 9 2.1 North West 25,985 13 3.0 Yorkshire and The Humber 16,092 11 2.6 East Midlands 13,104 12 2.6 West Midlands 17,166 12 2.6 East 11,115 12 1.7 London 17,267 17 2.0 South East 17,527 14 1.8 South West 13,813 12 2.4 Region not identified 88 1 The childcare tax credit gives help with eligible child care costs for children aged up to 15 (16 if disabled) at the September following the start date of the award. 2 WFTC and DPTC are available to families with children aged up to 16 at the start date of the award, or aged up to 18 and in full time non-advanced education. 3 Child benefit is available to families with children aged up to 16 (or 18 if in full time non-advanced education). Sources:
Inland Revenue, Department of Work and Pensions; administrative data