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795310

	registered interest
	date	27/11/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Working Tax Credit: Lewisham Deptford
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much has been paid in working tax credits to people in Lewisham Deptford constituency in each year since 2013.
	tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
	uin	115731
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2017 answer text <p>Information on the amounts paid in Working Tax Credit to people in the Lewisham Deptford constituency in each year since 2013 can only be provided at disproportionate cost. Statistics on personal tax credits, including those entitled to Working Tax Credit, is produced at constituency level and published in Table 3 here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/622524/Child_and_Working_Tax_Credits_statistics_finalised_annual_awards_-_geographical_analysis_2015_to_2016.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/622524/Child_and_Working_Tax_Credits_statistics_finalised_annual_awards_-_geographical_analysis_2015_to_2016.pdf</a></p><p>This includes information on tax credit entitlements.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 05/12/2017 14:34:44 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

944730

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Working Tax Credit: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	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.
	tabling member constituency	High Peak
	tabling member printed	Ruth George
	uin	166273
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2018 answer text <p>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 <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/personal-tax-credits-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/personal-tax-credits-statistics</a></p><p>The numbers of families who are eligible for, but not claiming these elements is not available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>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.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss grouped question UIN 166274 166275 166276 question first answered 24/07/2018 13:59:39 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss attachment 1 file name Average number of recipient families and individuals benefitting from selected elements of Child Tax Credit.docx title Attachment to PQ UIN 166273
	tabling member	4662 label Biography information for Ruth George

783154

	registered interest
	date	03/11/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Working Tax Credit: Denton and Reddish
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much has been paid through working tax credits to people in the Denton and Reddish constituency in each year from 2013.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	111398
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2017 answer text <p>Information on the amounts paid through working tax credits to people in the Denton and Reddish constituency in each year from 2013 can only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 13/11/2017 13:59:40 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

1060720

	registered interest
	date	13/02/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Working Tax Credit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	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.
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
	uin	220756
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2019 answer text <p>Full details on HMRC’s contract with Concentrix and details on how many investigations were undertaken and how many were successful are available publicly.</p><p> </p><p>On 17 January 2017 the National Audit Office published its ‘Investigation into HMRC’s contract with Concentrix’. This can be found at</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.nao.org.uk/report/hmrcs-contract-with-concentrix/" target="_blank">https://www.nao.org.uk/report/hmrcs-contract-with-concentrix/</a></p><p> </p><p>On 4 April 2017 the Committee for Public Accounts published its report ‘HMRC’s contract with Concentrix’. This can be found at</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201617/cmselect/cmpubacc/998/99802.htm" target="_blank">https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201617/cmselect/cmpubacc/998/99802.htm</a></p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 20/02/2019 15:43:32 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1060727

	registered interest
	date	13/02/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Working Tax Credit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	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.
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
	uin	220757
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2019 answer text <p>HMRC guidance is available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/claimant-compliance-manual" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/claimant-compliance-manual</a>.</p><p> </p><p>No checks have been carried out by external agencies since November 2016 when HMRC and Concentrix agreed to exit the contract with immediate effect.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 20/02/2019 15:38:19 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

789968

	registered interest
	date	15/11/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Working Tax Credit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 13 November 2017 to Question 111398, on Working Tax Credit: Denton and Reddish, if he will make it his policy to collect information on working tax credits at a constituency level.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	113308
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>Information on personal tax credits, including those entitled to working tax credits, is produced at constituency level and published in Table 3 here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/622524/Child_and_Working_Tax_Credits_statistics_finalised_annual_awards_-_geographical_analysis_2015_to_2016.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/622524/Child_and_Working_Tax_Credits_statistics_finalised_annual_awards_-_geographical_analysis_2015_to_2016.pdf</a></p><p>This includes information on tax credit entitlements.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 20/11/2017 11:42:51 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

931843

	registered interest
	date	27/06/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Working Tax Credit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what information his Department holds on the income profile of recipients of working tax credit childcare.
	tabling member constituency	Tonbridge and Malling
	tabling member printed	Tom Tugendhat
	uin	158289
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2018 answer text <p>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 28<sup>th</sup> June this year.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="16"><p>Average number of in-work recipient families benefitting from the childcare element, 2016-17</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td colspan="3"><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p><em>Thousands</em></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="17"><p>Range of income bands</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Up to £6,420</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>£6,421 to £9,999</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>£10,000 to £19,999</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>£20,000 to £29,999</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>£30,000 to £39,999</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>£40,000 to £50,000</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Over £50,000</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td colspan="3"><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>59</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>64</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>112</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>79</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>43</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>9</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>1</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>369</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td colspan="3"><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Footnotes</p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td colspan="3"><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="17" rowspan="2"><p>These figures show the average number of recipient families of the childcare element of Working Tax Credit, by income band. This shows the range of gross household income used to tapper Tax Credit entitlement.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="17" rowspan="2"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="16"><p>Age of eldest adult benefitting from the childcare element of Working Tax Credit, 2016-17</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p><em>Thousands</em></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="16"><p>Age of applicant</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Under 20</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>20-24</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>25-29</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>30-34</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>35-40</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>40-49</p></td><td><p>50-59</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>60 and over</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Total</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>0</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>17</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>66</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>90</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>87</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>94</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>1</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>369</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Footnotes</p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="14"><p>These figures provide an average count of Tax Credit recipients benefitting from the childcare element, consistent with our National Statistics</p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss grouped question UIN 158290 question first answered 06/07/2018 11:16:21 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4462 label Biography information for Tom Tugendhat

931844

	registered interest
	date	27/06/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Working Tax Credit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what information his Department holds on the age profile of recipients of working tax credit childcare.
	tabling member constituency	Tonbridge and Malling
	tabling member printed	Tom Tugendhat
	uin	158290
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2018 answer text <p>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 28<sup>th</sup> June this year.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="16"><p>Average number of in-work recipient families benefitting from the childcare element, 2016-17</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td colspan="3"><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p><em>Thousands</em></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="17"><p>Range of income bands</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Up to £6,420</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>£6,421 to £9,999</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>£10,000 to £19,999</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>£20,000 to £29,999</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>£30,000 to £39,999</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>£40,000 to £50,000</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Over £50,000</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td colspan="3"><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>59</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>64</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>112</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>79</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>43</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>9</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>1</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>369</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td colspan="3"><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Footnotes</p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td colspan="3"><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="17" rowspan="2"><p>These figures show the average number of recipient families of the childcare element of Working Tax Credit, by income band. This shows the range of gross household income used to tapper Tax Credit entitlement.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="17" rowspan="2"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="16"><p>Age of eldest adult benefitting from the childcare element of Working Tax Credit, 2016-17</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p><em>Thousands</em></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="16"><p>Age of applicant</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Under 20</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>20-24</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>25-29</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>30-34</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>35-40</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>40-49</p></td><td><p>50-59</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>60 and over</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Total</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>0</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>17</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>66</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>90</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>87</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>94</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>1</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>369</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Footnotes</p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="14"><p>These figures provide an average count of Tax Credit recipients benefitting from the childcare element, consistent with our National Statistics</p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss grouped question UIN 158289 question first answered 06/07/2018 11:16:22 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4462 label Biography information for Tom Tugendhat

931845

	registered interest
	date	27/06/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Working Tax Credit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the annual cost to the public purse has been of working tax credit childcare since that policy was introduced.
	tabling member constituency	Tonbridge and Malling
	tabling member printed	Tom Tugendhat
	uin	158291
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2018 answer text <p>The government currently spends over £1 billion a year on childcare support through Working Tax Credit. The government is introducing Universal Credit, which will provide claimants with support for up to 85% of their eligible costs, up from the 70% support available in Working Tax Credit. As a consequence, the government expects to spend £300m a year more on childcare support for low-income working households.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss grouped question UIN 158292 question first answered 05/07/2018 13:06:36 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4462 label Biography information for Tom Tugendhat

931846

	registered interest
	date	27/06/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Working Tax Credit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the annual cost to the public purse of working tax credit childcare to the end of the current spending review period.
	tabling member constituency	Tonbridge and Malling
	tabling member printed	Tom Tugendhat
	uin	158292
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2018 answer text <p>The government currently spends over £1 billion a year on childcare support through Working Tax Credit. The government is introducing Universal Credit, which will provide claimants with support for up to 85% of their eligible costs, up from the 70% support available in Working Tax Credit. As a consequence, the government expects to spend £300m a year more on childcare support for low-income working households.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss grouped question UIN 158291 question first answered 05/07/2018 13:06:36 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4462 label Biography information for Tom Tugendhat

793075

	registered interest
	date	21/11/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Winter Fuel Payment: Taxation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of making winter fuel allowance taxable at the marginal rate paid by the recipient of that allowance.
	tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
	tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
	uin	114860
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2017 answer text <p>There will be no change to the universal nature of the Winter Fuel Payment for the length of this Parliament and there are no plans to tax Winter Fuel Payments.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 29/11/2017 12:27:46 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1023204

	registered interest
	date	11/12/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Winter Fuel Payment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	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.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	uin	201121
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2018 answer text <p>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.</p><p>Information on the eligibility for winter fuel payments can be found in the link below:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/winter-fuel-payment/eligibility%0d" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/winter-fuel-payment/eligibility</a></p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 17/12/2018 16:50:13 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

788656

	registered interest
	date	13/11/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Welfare Tax Credits: Vale of Clwyd
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people in the Vale of Clwyd received (a) working tax credits and (b) child tax credits in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	112551
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2017 answer text <p>The table below contains estimates of the number of claimants of working tax credits and child tax credits in the Vale of Clwyd.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><em>Thousands</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>WTC only Claimants</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>CTC only Claimants</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>CTC &amp; WTC Claimants</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17*</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td><td><p>2.9</p></td><td><p>2.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>0.7</p></td><td><p>2.9</p></td><td><p>2.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td><td><p>3.1</p></td><td><p>2.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td><td><p>3.1</p></td><td><p>2.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td><td><p>3.2</p></td><td><p>2.4</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em>Note:</em></p><p><em>The figures above show claimants of WTC or CTC exclusively and claimants of both WTC and CTC.</em></p><p><em>* These figures are provisional and are subject to change once awards have been finalised. Finalisation usually takes 4-9 months to assess the impact of a claimant/s change in circumstance on an award.</em></p><p>This information is from Table 3 of HMRCs Child and Working Tax Credits Statistics: Finalised Annual Awards Geographical Analyses and Table 4 of HMRCs Child and Working Tax Credits Statistics: Provisional Award Geographical Analyses, which can be found at the following links:</p><p>(2012-13)</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/634469/main_geographical__1213-final_.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/634469/main_geographical__1213-final_.pdf</a></p><p>(2013-14)</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/634398/main_geographical__1314-final_.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/634398/main_geographical__1314-final_.pdf</a></p><p>(2014-15)</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/634389/main_geographical_1415-final.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/634389/main_geographical_1415-final.pdf</a></p><p>(2015-16)</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/622524/Child_and_Working_Tax_Credits_statistics_finalised_annual_awards_-_geographical_analysis_2015_to_2016.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/622524/Child_and_Working_Tax_Credits_statistics_finalised_annual_awards_-_geographical_analysis_2015_to_2016.pdf</a></p><p>(2016-17)</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/613427/cwtc-geog-Apr17.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/613427/cwtc-geog-Apr17.pdf</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 21/11/2017 15:22:08 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1037895

	registered interest
	date	08/01/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Welfare Tax Credits: Overpayments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	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.
	tabling member constituency	High Peak
	tabling member printed	Ruth George
	uin	206456
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2019 answer text <p>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 28<sup>th</sup> June 2018.</p><p> </p><p>Data for overpayments can be found within the “Main aggregate” tab in the publication tables.</p><p> </p><p>This publication can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/child-and-working-tax-credits-statistics-finalised-annual-awards-supplement-on-payments-2016-to-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/child-and-working-tax-credits-statistics-finalised-annual-awards-supplement-on-payments-2016-to-2017</a></p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 11/01/2019 11:24:00 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4662 label Biography information for Ruth George

834051

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2018
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Welfare Tax Credits: Overpayments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to pages 6 and 7 of the HMRC Code of Practice 26, how much in tax credits overpayments has been written off due to error on the part of HMRC in each tax year from 2013-14 to 2016-17 inclusive.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
	tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
	uin	125808
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2018 answer text <p>The following table outlines the value of tax credit overpayments written off due to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) official error in each tax year between 2013-14 and 2016-17.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Tax Year</p></td><td><p>£ amount written off</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>50.7m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>57.6m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>30.8m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>28m</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 05/02/2018 12:12:21 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

834254

	registered interest
	date	31/01/2018
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Welfare Tax Credits: Overpayments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to page 154 of the HMRC Annual Report and Accounts 2016-17, how much in tax credits overpayments is written off due to the sums being time-barred under the provisions of the Limitation Act 1980 (or equivalent legislation applying in Scotland and Northern Ireland) in each tax year from 2013-14 to 2016-17 inclusive.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
	tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
	uin	125881
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2018 answer text <p>The Limitation Act 1980 does not prevent HMRC recovering tax credits overpayment. We can ask the customer to repay the debt regardless of how old it is. The Act only restricts the time in which HMRC can take court proceedings to recover the debt.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 05/02/2018 12:13:21 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

918475

	registered interest
	date	06/06/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Welfare Tax Credits: Overpayments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what is the total amount of outstanding Tax Credit overpayments which remain unrecovered by HMRC, for the most recent year for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol South
	tabling member printed	Karin Smyth
	uin	150711
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2018 answer text <p>The total amount of tax credits debt owed to HMRC by March 2017 was £4.3 billion. This excludes debt being recovered through ongoing personal tax credits award. This figure can be found on page 25 of the HM Revenue and Customs Annual Report and Accounts 2016-17, which can be found at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/635587/HMRC_Annual_Report_and_Accounts_2016-17_web_.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/635587/HMRC_Annual_Report_and_Accounts_2016-17_web_.pdf</a></p><p>The above figure for the amount of outstanding overpayments is also shown on page 191 of the above under Impairment (Provision).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 12/06/2018 11:17:38 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth

918477

	registered interest
	date	06/06/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Welfare Tax Credits: Overpayments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent estimate he has made of the number of individuals who have an outstanding Tax Credit overpayment debt.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol South
	tabling member printed	Karin Smyth
	uin	150712
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2018 answer text <p>The information is only available at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 13/06/2018 15:23:10 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth

919112

	registered interest
	date	07/06/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Welfare Tax Credits: Overpayments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of people who have debt from tax credit over-payments which is not being recovered by HMRC.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol South
	tabling member printed	Karin Smyth
	uin	151216
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2018 answer text <p>The information is only available at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 13/06/2018 15:23:58 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth

931776

	registered interest
	date	27/06/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Welfare Tax Credits: Overpayments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his policy to suspend penalties for tax credit over-payments arising from the high income child benefit tax charge for PAYE taxpayers and apply the suspended penalty provisions of Paragraph 14, Schedule 24, of the Finance Act 2007 to any outstanding penalties.
	tabling member constituency	South Thanet
	tabling member printed	Craig Mackinlay
	uin	158310
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2018 answer text <p>The High Income Child Benefit Charge (HICBC) was introduced to ensure that support is targeted at those who need it most. It applies to anyone with an income over £50,000 who claims Child Benefit, or whose partner claims Child Benefit. The tax charge increases gradually for taxpayers with incomes between £50,000 and £60,000.</p><p> </p><p>Those who continue to receive Child Benefit must register for Self Assessment to declare their Child Benefit payments and pay the tax charge through their tax return. HM Revenue and Customs encourages individuals to contact it straightaway to pay the tax charge and the vast majority do so.</p><p> </p><p>Failure to notify penalties are chargeable where an individual does not register for Self Assessment by 5 October following the tax year when the tax charge becomes due. Penalties are only charged if the tax due is not paid in full by the following 31 January. These penalties are statutory and are charged unless the individual has a reasonable excuse given their individual circumstances.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 02/07/2018 13:22:29 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4529 label Biography information for Craig Mackinlay

988715

	registered interest
	date	16/10/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Welfare Tax Credits: Overpayments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of over-payments by HMRC to claimants in 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
	tabling member printed	David Simpson
	uin	180154
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2018 answer text <p>The estimated number of overpaid tax credits awards in the 2016-17 tax year, as at 5 April 2017, was 1.57 million.</p><p> </p><p>Information on the numbers of overpaid awards for each tax year are published annually in the publication <em>“Child and Working Tax Credits statistics: finalised annual awards, supplement on payments” </em> the most recent publication is available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/child-and-working-tax-credits-statistics-finalised-annual-awards-supplement-on-payments-2016-to-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/child-and-working-tax-credits-statistics-finalised-annual-awards-supplement-on-payments-2016-to-2017</a></p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 23/10/2018 14:19:06 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

938634

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Welfare Tax Credits: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many parents with disabled children in residential settings are in receipt of tax credits based on the rule under tax credit regulations that payment for a child in residential accommodation can continue so long as they are in care solely because of their disability.
	tabling member constituency	High Peak
	tabling member printed	Ruth George
	uin	163219
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2018 answer text <p>This information can only be made available at a disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 17/07/2018 14:18:06 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4662 label Biography information for Ruth George

944732

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Welfare Tax Credits: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many households received both the disabled worker element of Working Tax Credit and Disabled Child element of Child Tax Credit in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	High Peak
	tabling member printed	Ruth George
	uin	166275
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2018 answer text <p>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 <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/personal-tax-credits-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/personal-tax-credits-statistics</a></p><p>The numbers of families who are eligible for, but not claiming these elements is not available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>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.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss grouped question UIN 166273 166274 166276 question first answered 24/07/2018 13:59:39 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss attachment 1 file name Average number of recipient families and individuals benefitting from selected elements of Child Tax Credit.docx title Attachment to PQ UIN 166273
	tabling member	4662 label Biography information for Ruth George

944733

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Welfare Tax Credits: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many households in receipt of the disabled worker element of Working Tax Credit also received Child Tax Credit in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	High Peak
	tabling member printed	Ruth George
	uin	166276
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2018 answer text <p>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 <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/personal-tax-credits-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/personal-tax-credits-statistics</a></p><p>The numbers of families who are eligible for, but not claiming these elements is not available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>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.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss grouped question UIN 166273 166274 166275 question first answered 24/07/2018 13:59:39 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss attachment 1 file name Average number of recipient families and individuals benefitting from selected elements of Child Tax Credit.docx title Attachment to PQ UIN 166273
	tabling member	4662 label Biography information for Ruth George

1013097

	registered interest
	date	23/11/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Welfare Tax Credits: Carers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 26 October to Question 180796 on Carers: Welfare Tax Credits, when the Government plans to bring forward legislative proposals to change the tax credit sequencing rules that are applied to non-parental carers.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol South
	tabling member printed	Karin Smyth
	uin	195092
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>The government recognises the immense value of the care provided by non-parental carers and adoptive parents. It is for this reason that we are ensuring that they receive support irrespective of the order in which these children enter their household. Regulations to extend support in Child Tax Credit and Universal Credit were laid in Parliament on 5 November 2018 and came into force on 28 November 2018. The regulations can be viewed here:</p><p> </p><p>http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2018/1130/made</p><p> </p><p>http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2018/1129/made</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 03/12/2018 12:51:49 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth