§ Mr. LazarowiczTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the impact of the working families tax credit on the income levels of the poorest working families in the Edinburgh North and Leith constituency. [27484]
§ Dawn PrimaroloThe working families tax credit (WFTC) is a success in making work pay for families with children. At August 2001 WFTC was helping 1,270,000 families. This is 52 per cent. more families than were benefiting from family credit at its peak, and families were receiving on average around an extra £35 per week. In the Edinburgh, North and Leith constituency 1,216 families with children were benefiting from WFTC at August 2001.
§ Mr. WillettsTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many people(a) are eligible for the working families tax credit and (b) claim the working families tax credit. [27761]
§ Dawn PrimaroloThe numbers of recipients of working families tax credit (WFTC) are shown in the WFTC Quarterly Enquiries, copies of which are in the Library. No reliable estimate of the number of families eligible for WFTC in 2000–01 can be attempted until the Family Resources Survey for 2000–01 is analysed.