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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2016-03-08more like thismore than 2016-03-08
answering body
HM Treasury remove filter
answering dept id 14 more like this
answering dept short name Treasury more like this
answering dept sort name CaTreasury more like this
hansard heading Welfare Tax Credits: Self-employed remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many self-employed people claimed (a) child and (b) working tax credits in (i) 2013-14 and (ii) 2014-15. more like this
tabling member constituency Pontypridd more like this
tabling member printed
Owen Smith more like this
uin 30332 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-03-16more like thismore than 2016-03-16
answer text <p>The latest information for 2013-14 recipients can be obtained from the ‘Child and Working Tax Credits statistics: finalised annual awards – 2013 to 2014’ publication. It is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/child-and-working-tax-credits-statistics-finalised-annual-awards-2013-to-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/child-and-working-tax-credits-statistics-finalised-annual-awards-2013-to-2014</a></p><p> </p><p>The equivalent information for 2014-15 will not be available until May 2016.</p> more like this
answering member constituency East Hampshire more like this
answering member printed Damian Hinds more like this
question first answered
less than 2016-03-16T17:15:30.547Zmore like thismore than 2016-03-16T17:15:30.547Z
answering member
3969
label Biography information for Damian Hinds more like this
tabling member
4042
label Biography information for Owen Smith more like this
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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2015-10-19more like thismore than 2015-10-19
answering body
HM Treasury remove filter
answering dept id 14 more like this
answering dept short name Treasury more like this
answering dept sort name CaTreasury more like this
hansard heading Welfare Tax Credits: Self-employed remove filter
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government (1) how many, and (2) what proportion, of those affected by the cuts to tax credits due to take effect in 2016 are self-employed. more like this
tabling member printed
Baroness Lister of Burtersett more like this
uin HL2705 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2015-11-02more like thismore than 2015-11-02
answer text <p>This information is not available.</p><br /><p>This Government is committed to moving from a high welfare, high tax, low wage economy to a lower welfare, lower tax, higher wage society. As the Chancellor has made clear, the Government will set out at Autumn Statement how we plan to achieve the same goal of reforming tax credits, saving the money we need to save to secure our economy, while at the same time helping in the transition.</p><br /> more like this
answering member printed Lord O'Neill of Gatley more like this
question first answered
less than 2015-11-02T16:41:20.667Zmore like thismore than 2015-11-02T16:41:20.667Z
answering member
4536
label Biography information for Lord O'Neill of Gatley more like this
tabling member
4234
label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett more like this
64002
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-06-25more like thisremove minimum value filter
answering body
HM Treasury remove filter
answering dept id 14 more like this
answering dept short name Treasury more like this
answering dept sort name CaTreasury more like this
hansard heading Welfare Tax Credits: Self-employed remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many self-employed people claimed (a) child tax credits and (b) working tax credits in each of the last 10 years. more like this
tabling member constituency East Ham more like this
tabling member printed
Stephen Timms more like this
uin 202509 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction true more like this
date of answer less than 2014-07-03more like thismore than 2014-07-03
answer text <p>The following table is based on finalised tax credits administrative data for each financial year. The latest data available are 2012-13.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td colspan="2"><p><em>Thousands</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tax Year</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Number of families in receipt of tax credits containing at least one member identified as self-employed</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Families benefitting from both WTC and CTC</p></td><td><p>Families benefitting from WTC Only</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007-08</p></td><td><p>740</p></td><td><p>80</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008-09</p></td><td><p>760</p></td><td><p>100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>780</p></td><td><p>130</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>800</p></td><td><p>150</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>750</p></td><td><p>160</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>600</p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">170</del> <ins class="ministerial">169</ins></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Data from earlier years is only available at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>The decrease in the number of self employed households in 2012-13 can largely be explained by the removal of the ‘Second Income Threshold’ of tax credits in April 2012. This policy change removed a large number of higher income households from the whole tax credits population.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In general, there is and has been a long term trend of growth in the number of self employed people.</p>
answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire more like this
answering member printed Mr David Gauke more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-07-03T15:57:45.697Zmore like thismore than 2014-07-03T15:57:45.697Z
question first ministerially corrected
less than 2015-03-24T11:57:50.163Zmore like thismore than 2015-03-24T11:57:50.163Z
answering member
1529
label Biography information for Mr David Gauke more like this
previous answer version
7782
answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire more like this
answering member printed Mr David Gauke more like this
answering member
1529
label Biography information for Mr David Gauke more like this
tabling member
163
label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms more like this