"uri","answering body","answer > is ministerial correction","answer > date of answer","answer > answer text","answer > answering member constituency","answer > answering member printed","answer > grouped question UIN","answer > question first answered","answer > uri","answer > answering member > label","answer > uri","answer > attachment > file name","answer > attachment > title","answering dept id","answering dept short name","answering dept sort name","date","hansard heading","house id","legislature > pref label","question text","registered interest","tabling member > label","tabling member constituency","tabling member printed","uin" "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/944730","Treasury","false","2018-07-24","
Information on the number of families and workers in receipt of disabled worker element and the number of in-work families in receipt of the disabled child element are published in our yearly finalised annual awards statistics publication at https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/personal-tax-credits-statistics
The numbers of families who are eligible for, but not claiming these elements is not available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.
Information on the average number of families benefitting from these elements of the Child and Working Tax Credits in the last five years for which we have finalised awards data is shown in the attached table.
","South West Norfolk","Elizabeth Truss","166274 ; 166275 ; 166276","2018-07-24T13:59:39.073Z","http://data.parliament.uk/resources/944730/answer","Biography information for Elizabeth Truss","http://data.parliament.uk/resources/944730/answer","Average number of recipient families and individuals benefitting from selected elements of Child Tax Credit.docx","Attachment to PQ UIN 166273","14","Treasury","Treasury","2018-07-19","Working Tax Credit: Disability","1","House of Commons","To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people were eligible for the disabled worker element of Working Tax Credit in each of the last five years.","false","Biography information for Ruth George","High Peak","Ruth George","166273" "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1060720","Treasury","false","2019-02-20","
Full details on HMRC’s contract with Concentrix and details on how many investigations were undertaken and how many were successful are available publicly.
On 17 January 2017 the National Audit Office published its ‘Investigation into HMRC’s contract with Concentrix’. This can be found at
https://www.nao.org.uk/report/hmrcs-contract-with-concentrix/
On 4 April 2017 the Committee for Public Accounts published its report ‘HMRC’s contract with Concentrix’. This can be found at
https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201617/cmselect/cmpubacc/998/99802.htm
","South West Norfolk","Elizabeth Truss",,"2019-02-20T15:43:32.7Z","http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1060720/answer","Biography information for Elizabeth Truss","http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1060720/answer",,,"14","Treasury","Treasury","2019-02-13","Working Tax Credit","1","House of Commons","To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the value was of the contract with Concentrix for its investigation into payments of Working Tax Credits; how many claimants were pursued as part of Concentrix’s contract; and how many of those investigations were successful.","false","Biography information for Dr David Drew","Stroud","Dr David Drew","220756" "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1060727","Treasury","false","2019-02-20","HMRC guidance is available at https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/claimant-compliance-manual.
No checks have been carried out by external agencies since November 2016 when HMRC and Concentrix agreed to exit the contract with immediate effect.
","South West Norfolk","Elizabeth Truss",,"2019-02-20T15:38:19.897Z","http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1060727/answer","Biography information for Elizabeth Truss","http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1060727/answer",,,"14","Treasury","Treasury","2019-02-13","Working Tax Credit","1","House of Commons","To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will publish the protocol used to determine whether an individual was investigated for an inappropriate claim for working tax credits (a) directly by the Department or (b) by an external agency.","false","Biography information for Dr David Drew","Stroud","Dr David Drew","220757" "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/931843","Treasury","false","2018-07-06","The tables below show information on the income profile and age profile of recipients of the childcare element of Working Tax Credit. This information is based on the latest Child and Working Tax Credit: finalised award data, for 2016-17, released on the 28th June this year.
Average number of in-work recipient families benefitting from the childcare element, 2016-17 |
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These figures provide an average count of Tax Credit recipients benefitting from the childcare element, consistent with our National Statistics |
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The tables below show information on the income profile and age profile of recipients of the childcare element of Working Tax Credit. This information is based on the latest Child and Working Tax Credit: finalised award data, for 2016-17, released on the 28th June this year.
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HMRC does not hold detailed information on individuals who are entitled to Winter Fuel Payments. The Winter Fuel Payment is a household benefit, where eligibility is based on a number of factors.
Information on the eligibility for winter fuel payments can be found in the link below:
https://www.gov.uk/winter-fuel-payment/eligibility
","South West Norfolk","Elizabeth Truss",,"2018-12-17T16:50:13.537Z","http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1023204/answer","Biography information for Elizabeth Truss","http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1023204/answer",,,"14","Treasury","Treasury","2018-12-11","Winter Fuel Payment","1","House of Commons","To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many senior citizens that were entitled to the winter fuel payment in 2017 were higher rate tax payers.","false","Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell","East Londonderry","Mr Gregory Campbell","201121" "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1131182","Treasury","false","2019-06-17","The Confidence and Supply Agreement with the Democratic and Unionist Party, sets out that there will be no change to the universal nature of the Winter Fuel Payment.
","South West Norfolk","Elizabeth Truss",,"2019-06-17T16:07:39.55Z","http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1131182/answer","Biography information for Elizabeth Truss","http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1131182/answer",,,"14","Treasury","Treasury","2019-06-11","Winter Fuel Payment","1","House of Commons","To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the administrative cost of means testing winter fuel payments.","false","Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell","East Londonderry","Mr Gregory Campbell","263079" "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1037895","Treasury","false","2019-01-11","
Information on the number of claimants in receipt of Working Tax Credits and Child Tax Credits who have received overpayments in the last ten years are published in HMRCs Child and Working Tax Credits statistics: finalised annual awards, supplement on payments 2016-2017, published on 28th June 2018.
Data for overpayments can be found within the “Main aggregate” tab in the publication tables.
This publication can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/child-and-working-tax-credits-statistics-finalised-annual-awards-supplement-on-payments-2016-to-2017
","South West Norfolk","Elizabeth Truss",,"2019-01-11T11:24:00.123Z","http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1037895/answer","Biography information for Elizabeth Truss","http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1037895/answer",,,"14","Treasury","Treasury","2019-01-08","Welfare Tax Credits: Overpayments","1","House of Commons","To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people claiming (a) working tax credits and (b) child tax credits have received overpayments in each year of the last 10 years.","false","Biography information for Ruth George","High Peak","Ruth George","206456" "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1124179","Treasury","false","2019-05-08","I refer the hon. Member to the reply that I gave her on 11 January 2019, UIN: 206456. Updated estimates will be published in Summer 2019.
","South West Norfolk","Elizabeth Truss",,"2019-05-08T09:46:41.023Z","http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1124179/answer","Biography information for Elizabeth Truss","http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1124179/answer",,,"14","Treasury","Treasury","2019-05-01","Welfare Tax Credits: Overpayments","1","House of Commons","To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of people claiming tax credits who have an overpayment in the latest period for which figures are available.","false","Biography information for Ruth George","High Peak","Ruth George","249939" "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1124181","Treasury","false","2019-05-08","
The £6.9 billion of tax credit debt in 2017/18 is net £0.3billion of debt that was transferred to DWP. A breakdown of the age of tax credits debt is only readily available on the gross debt estimate of £7.2 billion. This shows that (a) 16 per cent relates to the 2010-11 award year or older, (b) 52 per cent relates to award years between 2011/12 to 2015/16, and (c) 29 per cent relates to the 2016/17 award year or after.
","South West Norfolk","Elizabeth Truss",,"2019-05-08T13:18:44.393Z","http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1124181/answer","Biography information for Elizabeth Truss","http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1124181/answer",,,"14","Treasury","Treasury","2019-05-01","Welfare Tax Credits: Overpayments","1","House of Commons","To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of the £6.9 billion of tax credit debt has been held by HMRC (a) for more than seven years, (b) between two and seven years and (c) less than two years.","false","Biography information for Ruth George","High Peak","Ruth George","249940"