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<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>
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