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Written question asked by Lord Goodman of Wycombe (Conservative) on Monday, 16 January 2006, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 18 January 2006. It was answered by Baroness Primarolo (Labour) on Wednesday, 25 January 2006 on behalf of the Treasury.


Tax Credits

Question
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what percentage of eligible (a) lone parent households and (b) non-lone parent households (i) received and (ii) claimed tax credits for each year for which figures are available.
Answer

Estimates relating to working families' tax credit are available on the HMRC website at http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/stats/wftc/takeup_rates.htm. Analysis relating to 2003–04 is ongoing and we expect this work to be completed towards the end of 2005–06.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
43765; 441 c2225W
Session
2005-06
Subjects
Recipients Lone parents Welfare tax credits Take-up
Link
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