HL Deb 09 March 2004 vol 658 cc165-6WA
Baroness Barker

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether tax credits, including child tax credits, will be available for persons entering the United Kingdom from the 10 new European Union countries after 1 May. [HL1518]

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

In the same way that citizens of the EU accession states who are not working will not have access to other forms of support, tax credits and child benefit will be available only to those who arc working.