| <\/td> | Thousands<\/em><\/p><\/td><\/tr>Tax Year<\/p><\/td> | Number of families in receipt of tax credits containing at least one member identified as self-employed<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | | <\/td> | Families benefitting from both WTC and CTC<\/p><\/td> | Families benefitting from WTC Only<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | 2007-08<\/p><\/td> | 740<\/p><\/td> | 80<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | 2008-09<\/p><\/td> | 760<\/p><\/td> | 100<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | 2009-10<\/p><\/td> | 780<\/p><\/td> | 130<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | 2010-11<\/p><\/td> | 800<\/p><\/td> | 150<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | 2011-12<\/p><\/td> | 750<\/p><\/td> | 160<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | 2012-13<\/p><\/td> | 600<\/p><\/td> | 170<\/del> 169<\/ins><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> Data from earlier years is only available at disproportionate cost.<\/p> <\/p> The decrease in the number of self employed households in 2012-13 can largely be explained by the removal of the \u2018Second Income Threshold\u2019 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> In general, there is and has been a long term trend of growth in the number of self employed people.<\/p>"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/61038/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The following table is <\/strong>based on finalised tax credits administrative data for each financial year. The latest data available are 2012-13. <\/strong><\/p> <\/p> | <\/td> | <\/td> | <\/td> | <\/td> | £million<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | Tax Year<\/p><\/td> | <\/td> | Total entitlement for households who are classified as 'in work'<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | Total entitlement for households who are classified as 'out of work'<\/p><\/td> | Households who are classified as self employed only<\/p><\/td> | Households who are classified as employed only<\/p><\/td> | Households who are classified as both employed and self employed<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | 2008-09<\/p><\/td> | £6,811<\/p><\/td> | £2,376<\/p><\/td> | £14,315<\/p><\/td> | £1,615<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | 2009-10<\/p><\/td> | £7,486<\/p><\/td> | £2,780<\/p><\/td> | £15,260<\/p><\/td> | £1,845<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | 2010-11<\/p><\/td> | £7,606<\/p><\/td> | £3,036<\/p><\/td> | £15,908<\/p><\/td> | £1,992<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | 2011-12<\/p><\/td> | £8,138<\/p><\/td> | £3,327<\/p><\/td> | £15,730<\/p><\/td> | £2,009<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | 2012-13<\/p><\/td> | £8,936<\/del> 8,903<\/ins><\/ins><\/p><\/td>£3,420 <\/del> 3,361<\/ins><\/ins><\/p><\/td>£15,256<\/del> 14,610<\/ins><\/ins><\/p><\/td>£2,007<\/del> 1,905<\/ins><\/ins><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> <\/p> 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>"}
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