Treasury written question – answered at on 22 February 2008.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what proportion of families received the childcare element of the working tax credit during the last year for which data are available; and if he will make a statement.
Estimates of the total number of families benefiting from tax credits and the number of in-work families benefiting from the childcare element, based on final family circumstances and incomes at
http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/stats/personal-tax-credits/cwtc-dec07.pdf
Depending on their income, families are generally eligible for the childcare element if they are working at least 16 hours a week, or in the case of a couple, both partners are working at least 16 hours a week. Their child must be in registered or approved childcare.
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