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Written question asked by Ann Clwyd (Labour) on Monday, 5 July 2010, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 7 July 2010. It was answered by David Gauke (Conservative) on Monday, 12 July 2010 on behalf of the Treasury.


Welfare Tax Credits

Question
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many households in receipt of tax credits have an annual income of over £30,000 in Cynon Valley constituency.
Answer

Analysis of the number of households with incomes over £30,000 in the aforementioned constituencies is shown in the following table. This information is based on provisional information of families receiving tax credits as at April 2010.

Constituency Number of households with income over £30,000
Birmingham Erdington 1,925
Cynon Valley 1,365
Wakefield 2,750

Further details about the snapshot data used for this analysis can be found in the HMRC snapshot publication "Child and Working Tax Credits. Geographical Analysis, April 2010". This is available at:"http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/stats/personal-tax-credits/cwtc-geog-stats.htm"


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
6775; 513 c547W
Session
2010-12
Subjects
Welfare tax credits Cynon Valley
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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