Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Steve Webb (Liberal Democrat), on Monday, 14 April 2003, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 36 members in total.

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DELAYED PAYMENTS OF THE CHILD TAX CREDIT AND WORKING TAX CREDIT

That this House notes with great concern the current administrative chaos that has delayed payments of the new tax credits, including for those who applied over six months ago; regrets that concerned applicants and honourable Members have experienced considerable difficulty in contacting the Inland Revenue via dedicated helplines; is further concerned that far fewer than the nine in 10 eligible families will actually claim the money to which they are entitled, even once the initial administrative problems are resolved; calls upon the Government to resolve these administrative problems as a matter of urgency, and in particular to prioritise payments to former recipients of working families tax credit and disabled person's tax credit; and further calls upon the Government to undertake a full investigation into the reasons for the unacceptable delays which have been experienced by far too many working families.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

1083 

Session

2002-03

Subjects

Child tax credit Applications Administrative delays Dividend tax credits

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk