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<p>[holding answer 9 September 2013]: The level of child tax credit payments a claimant is eligible for is dependent on a number of factors, with household income being just one of them. These include the number of children and disability status.</p><p>Tax credit statistics are available on the Tax Credits Provisional Awards Statistical publication produced in April 2013, and covers the UK as a whole. This can be found at:</p><p>http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/statistics/prov-main-stats.htm#7</p><p>The Government is taking steps to ensure that spending on welfare is sustainable by making sure that work pays, while also supporting those most in need. It is rewarding work by:</p><p>Raising the personal allowance to £9,440 and announcing a further increase to £10,000 from April 2014. The combined effect of all personal allowance increases announced by this Government will be to remove 2.7 million low income individuals, under 65, out of income tax altogether from April 2014.</p><p>Developing a new Tax-Free Childcare Scheme to expand support for affordable child care to 2.5 million families; and</p><p>Introducing universal credit to make the benefits of work clearer and simpler, with the aim of offering a smooth transition into work and encouraging progression in work.</p> |