The following table is based on finalised tax credits administrative data for each financial year. The latest data available are 2012-13.<\/p>
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| <\/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> 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> <\/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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