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star this property date less than 2014-06-04more like thismore than 2014-06-04
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HM Treasury more like this
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star this property answering dept short name Treasury more like this
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star this property hansard heading Welfare Tax Credits remove filter
star this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the value was of the average claim for tax credit made by people who were (a) out of work, (b) self-employed and (c) employed in each of the last five years. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Leeds West more like this
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Rachel Reeves more like this
unstar this property uin 198956 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2014-06-10more like thismore than 2014-06-10
star this property 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 rowspan="2"><p>Tax Year</p></td><td> </td><td colspan="3"><p>Average tax credit award for households who are classified as 'in work'</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Average tax credit award for households who are classified as 'out of work'</p></td><td><p>Households who are classified as self employed only</p></td><td><p>Households who are classified as employed only</p></td><td><p>Households who are classified as both employed and self employed</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008-09</p></td><td><p>£4,700</p></td><td><p>£6,500</p></td><td><p>£3,300</p></td><td><p>£3,700</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>£5,000</p></td><td><p>£6,800</p></td><td><p>£3,700</p></td><td><p>£4,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>£5,200</p></td><td><p>£6,900</p></td><td><p>£3,900</p></td><td><p>£4,100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>£5,600</p></td><td><p>£7,200</p></td><td><p>£4,500</p></td><td><p>£4,800</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>£6,000</p></td><td><p>£<del class="ministerial">7,600</del> <ins class="ministerial"><ins>7,500</ins></ins></p></td><td><p>£<del class="ministerial">6,300</del> <ins class="ministerial"><ins>6,200</ins></ins></p></td><td><p>£<del class="ministerial">6,400</del> <ins class="ministerial"><ins>6,000</ins></ins></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>These figures have been rounded to the nearest £100.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The increase in average tax credit awards in 2012-13 can largely be explained by the removal of the ‘Second Income Threshold’ in April 2012. This policy removed a number of higher income households from the tax credit population. As higher income households generally have lower tax credits awards, the effect of removing these households increases the average award.</p><p> </p><p> </p>
star this property answering member constituency Loughborough more like this
star this property answering member printed Nicky Morgan more like this
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less than 2014-06-10T09:38:55.88Zmore like thismore than 2014-06-10T09:38:55.88Z
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less than 2015-03-24T12:39:18.477Zmore like thismore than 2015-03-24T12:39:18.477Z
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star this property label Biography information for Baroness Morgan of Cotes more like this
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star this property answering member constituency Loughborough more like this
star this property answering member printed Nicky Morgan more like this
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star this property label Biography information for Baroness Morgan of Cotes more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Rachel Reeves more like this
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star this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2014-06-10more like thismore than 2014-06-10
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HM Treasury more like this
star this property answering dept id 14 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Treasury more like this
star this property answering dept sort name CaTreasury more like this
star this property hansard heading Welfare Tax Credits remove filter
star this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the total value was of tax credits paid to claimants who were (a) out of work, (b) self-employed and (c) employed in each of the last five years. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Leeds West more like this
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Rachel Reeves more like this
unstar this property uin 199850 more like this
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star this property is ministerial correction true more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2014-06-17more like thismore than 2014-06-17
star this property answer text <p><strong>The following table is </strong><strong>based on finalised tax credits administrative data for each financial year. The latest data available are 2012-13. </strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td><p>£million</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Tax Year</p></td><td> </td><td colspan="3"><p>Total entitlement for households who are classified as 'in work'</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total entitlement for households who are classified as 'out of work'</p></td><td><p>Households who are classified as self employed only</p></td><td><p>Households who are classified as employed only</p></td><td><p>Households who are classified as both employed and self employed</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008-09</p></td><td><p>£6,811</p></td><td><p>£2,376</p></td><td><p>£14,315</p></td><td><p>£1,615</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>£7,486</p></td><td><p>£2,780</p></td><td><p>£15,260</p></td><td><p>£1,845</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>£7,606</p></td><td><p>£3,036</p></td><td><p>£15,908</p></td><td><p>£1,992</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>£8,138</p></td><td><p>£3,327</p></td><td><p>£15,730</p></td><td><p>£2,009</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>£<del class="ministerial">8,936</del> <ins class="ministerial"><ins>8,903</ins></ins></p></td><td><p>£<del class="ministerial">3,420 </del> <ins class="ministerial"><ins>3,361</ins></ins></p></td><td><p>£<del class="ministerial">15,256</del> <ins class="ministerial"><ins>14,610</ins></ins></p></td><td><p>£<del class="ministerial">2,007</del> <ins class="ministerial"><ins>1,905</ins></ins></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Data from ONS Labour Market statistics show that self employment as a proportion of total UK employment has been growing since around 2003 and is part of a long term trend.</strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>
star this property answering member constituency Loughborough more like this
star this property answering member printed Nicky Morgan more like this
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star this property answering member constituency Loughborough more like this
star this property answering member printed Nicky Morgan more like this
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star this property label Biography information for Baroness Morgan of Cotes more like this
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star this property answering member constituency Loughborough more like this
star this property answering member printed Nicky Morgan more like this
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4027
star this property label Biography information for Baroness Morgan of Cotes more like this
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less than 2014-06-17T15:11:28.337Zmore like thismore than 2014-06-17T15:11:28.337Z
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less than 2015-03-24T12:39:09.403Zmore like thismore than 2015-03-24T12:39:09.403Z
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star this property label Biography information for Baroness Morgan of Cotes more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Rachel Reeves more like this
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star this property date less than 2014-07-01more like thismore than 2014-07-01
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HM Treasury more like this
star this property answering dept id 14 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Treasury more like this
star this property answering dept sort name CaTreasury more like this
star this property hansard heading Welfare Tax Credits remove filter
star this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what average value of tax credits were paid to claimants who were (a) out of work, (b) self-employed and (c) employed in each of the last 10 years. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Leeds West more like this
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Rachel Reeves more like this
unstar this property uin 203325 more like this
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star this property is ministerial correction true more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2014-07-07more like thismore than 2014-07-07
star this property 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 rowspan="2"><p>Tax Year</p></td><td> </td><td colspan="3"><p>Average tax credit award for households who are classified as 'in work'</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Average tax credit award for households who are classified as 'out of work'</p></td><td><p>Households who are classified as self employed only</p></td><td><p>Households who are classified as employed only</p></td><td><p>Households who are classified as both employed and self employed</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007-08</p></td><td><p>£4,300</p></td><td><p>£5,800</p></td><td><p>£2,800</p></td><td><p>£3,300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008-09</p></td><td><p>£4,700</p></td><td><p>£6,500</p></td><td><p>£3,300</p></td><td><p>£3,700</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>£5,000</p></td><td><p>£6,800</p></td><td><p>£3,700</p></td><td><p>£4,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>£5,200</p></td><td><p>£6,900</p></td><td><p>£3,900</p></td><td><p>£4,100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>£5,600</p></td><td><p>£7,200</p></td><td><p>£4,500</p></td><td><p>£4,800</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>£6,000</p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">£7,600</del> <ins class="ministerial">£<ins>7,500</ins></ins></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">£6,300</del> <ins class="ministerial">£<ins>6,200</ins></ins></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">£6,400</del> <ins class="ministerial">£<ins>6,000</ins></ins></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>These figures have been rounded to the nearest £100.</p><p> </p><p>Data from earlier years is only available at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>The increase in average tax credit awards in 2012-13 can largely be explained by the removal of the ‘Second Income Threshold’ in April 2012. This policy removed a number of higher income households from the tax credit population. As higher income households generally have lower tax credit awards, the effect of removing these households increases the average award.</p><p> </p><p> </p>
star this property answering member constituency Loughborough more like this
star this property answering member printed Nicky Morgan more like this
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less than 2014-07-07T14:06:19.897Zmore like thismore than 2014-07-07T14:06:19.897Z
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less than 2015-03-24T11:54:34.01Zmore like thismore than 2015-03-24T11:54:34.01Z
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star this property label Biography information for Baroness Morgan of Cotes more like this
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star this property answering member constituency Loughborough more like this
star this property answering member printed Nicky Morgan more like this
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star this property label Biography information for Baroness Morgan of Cotes more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Rachel Reeves more like this
57914
star this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2014-06-04more like thismore than 2014-06-04
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HM Treasury more like this
star this property answering dept id 14 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Treasury more like this
star this property answering dept sort name CaTreasury more like this
star this property hansard heading Welfare Tax Credits remove filter
star this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of tax credit claimants were (a) out of work, (b) self-employed and (c) employed in each of the last five years. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Leeds West more like this
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Rachel Reeves more like this
unstar this property uin 198957 more like this
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star this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2014-06-10more like thismore than 2014-06-10
star this property 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 rowspan="2"><p>Tax Year</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="3"><p>Proportion of households in receipt of tax credits who are classified as 'in work'</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Proportion of households in receipt of tax credits who are classified as 'out of work'</p></td><td><p>Households who are classified as self employed only</p></td><td><p>Households who are classified as employed only</p></td><td><p>Households who are classified as both employed and self employed</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008-09</p></td><td><p>23%</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td><td><p>63%</p></td><td><p>8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>24%</p></td><td><p>7%</p></td><td><p>62%</p></td><td><p>8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>23%</p></td><td><p>7%</p></td><td><p>62%</p></td><td><p>8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>25%</p></td><td><p>8%</p></td><td><p>58%</p></td><td><p>8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>32%</p></td><td><p>10%</p></td><td><p>51%</p></td><td><p>7%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>The increase in the proportion of out of work and self employed households in 2012-13 (and the decrease in the proportion of employed households) 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 population. As self employed and out of work households generally have lower incomes, they were less affected by this change and so their proportion in the population has increased.</p>
star this property answering member constituency Loughborough more like this
star this property answering member printed Nicky Morgan more like this
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less than 2014-06-10T09:18:34.8119155Zmore like thismore than 2014-06-10T09:18:34.8119155Z
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star this property label Biography information for Baroness Morgan of Cotes more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Rachel Reeves more like this
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star this property date less than 2014-06-09more like thismore than 2014-06-09
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HM Treasury more like this
star this property answering dept id 14 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Treasury more like this
star this property answering dept sort name CaTreasury more like this
star this property hansard heading Welfare Tax Credits remove filter
star this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many self-employed people claimed working familes tax credit in each of the last 10 years. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency East Ham more like this
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Stephen Timms more like this
unstar this property uin 199791 more like this
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star this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2014-06-16more like thismore than 2014-06-16
star this property answer text <p><strong>Working Family Tax Credit was abolished in 2003 and replaced by Child Tax Credits (CTC) and Working Tax Credits (WTC). </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Loughborough more like this
star this property answering member printed Nicky Morgan more like this
star this property grouped question UIN 200142 more like this
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less than 2014-06-16T14:39:09.1557155Zmore like thismore than 2014-06-16T14:39:09.1557155Z
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star this property label Biography information for Baroness Morgan of Cotes more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms more like this
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star this property date less than 2014-06-13more like thismore than 2014-06-13
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HM Treasury more like this
star this property answering dept id 14 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Treasury more like this
star this property answering dept sort name CaTreasury more like this
star this property hansard heading Welfare Tax Credits remove filter
star this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of those who are (a) out-of-work, (b) self-employed and (c) employed in each of the last five years are tax credit claimants. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Leeds West more like this
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Rachel Reeves more like this
unstar this property uin 200695 more like this
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star this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2014-06-18more like thismore than 2014-06-18
star this property answer text <p><strong>The information requested is not available. </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>Data on the total number of employed, self-employed and unemployed people in the UK is published in the ONS Labour Market Statistics publication (<a href="http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/lms/labour-market-statistics/index.html" target="_blank">http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/lms/labour-market-statistics/index.html</a>)</strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>However, it is not possible to calculate proportions as the ONS have different definitions for ‘out-of-work', self-employed and employed when compared to the tax credits system.</strong></p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Loughborough more like this
star this property answering member printed Nicky Morgan more like this
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less than 2014-06-18T12:59:38.0686303Zmore like thismore than 2014-06-18T12:59:38.0686303Z
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star this property label Biography information for Baroness Morgan of Cotes more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Rachel Reeves more like this
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star this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2014-07-02more like thismore than 2014-07-02
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HM Treasury more like this
star this property answering dept id 14 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Treasury more like this
star this property answering dept sort name CaTreasury more like this
star this property hansard heading Welfare Tax Credits remove filter
star this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many new claims were paid in April 2014 for (a) working tax credit and (b) child tax credit. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency East Ham more like this
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Stephen Timms more like this
unstar this property uin 203727 more like this
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star this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2014-07-07more like thismore than 2014-07-07
star this property answer text <p>Data relating to the volume of Working Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit awards is published by bi-annually and can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/305891/cwtc-apr14.pdf." target="_blank"><strong>https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/305891/cwtc-apr14.pdf.</strong></a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>There would be a disproportionate cost attached to providing the information for the specific month in question.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Loughborough more like this
star this property answering member printed Nicky Morgan more like this
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less than 2014-07-07T16:48:07.2761134Zmore like thismore than 2014-07-07T16:48:07.2761134Z
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star this property label Biography information for Baroness Morgan of Cotes more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms more like this