Treasury written question – answered at on 7 July 2014.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer
(1) how many people in Warrington North constituency were self-employed and in receipt of working tax credit in each year since 2010-11;
(2) how many self-employed people in (a) Warrington and (b) Warrington North constituency were in receipt of each type of tax credit in each year from 2008.
The following table is based on finalised tax credits administrative data for each financial year. The latest data available are 2012-13.
Warrington unitary authority | ||
Thousand | ||
Number of families in receipt of tax credits containing at least one member identified as self-employed | ||
Tax year | Families benefitting from both WTC and CTC | Families benefitting from WTC Only |
2008-09 | 1.2 | 0.2 |
2009-10 | 1.1 | 0.3 |
2010-11 | 1.1 | 0.3 |
2011-12 | 0.8 | 0.4 |
2012-13 | 1.5 | 0.4 |
Warrington North parliamentary constituency | ||
Thousands | ||
Number of families in receipt of tax credits containing at least one member identified as self-employed | ||
Tax year | Families benefitting from both WTC and CTC | Families benefitting from WTC Only |
2008-09 | 0.5 | 0.1 |
2009-10 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
2010-11 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
2011-12 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
2012-13 | 0.7 | 0.2 |
In general, there is and has been a long term trend of growth in the number of self employed people.
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