§ Andy BurnhamTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many people will be eligible to claim(a) child tax credit and (b) working tax credit in the Leigh constituency; and what he estimates the total annual financial budget will be to Leigh of each of these measures. [87243]
§ Dawn PrimaroloNine out of 10 families with children will be eligible for the child tax credit, to be introduced in April 2003.
Estimates of the number of families with children expected to benefit from (a) the child tax credit and (b) working tax credit by Government Office Region are shown in the table below.
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Thousands Government Office Region Number of families expected to benefit from the child tax credit Number of families expected to benefit from the working tax credit North East 290 70 North West and Merseyside 750 210 Yorkshire and the Humber 540 150 East Midlands 380 90 West Midlands 500 130 Eastern 460 90 London 700 130 South East 670 140 South West 470 130
Thousands Government Office Region Number of families expected to benefit from the child tax credit Number of families expected to benefit from the working tax credit Wales 320 80 Scotland 430 90 Northern Ireland 220 50 Total 5,750 1,350