Written question asked by Roger Berry (Labour) on Tuesday, 18 July 2000, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 28 July 2000. It was answered by Baroness Primarolo (Labour) on Friday, 28 July 2000 on behalf of the Treasury.

Treasury

Question: To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many households with children who had below half average income would have had incomes above that threshold in (a) 1997, (b) 1998 and (c) 1999 if the April 1998 rates of child benefit had been raised for all children in the family by 50 per cent. and linked with earnings; and what the net extra cost would have been for (i) 1998-99 and (ii) 1999-2000 after allowing for (A) the increases made by the Government in (1) child benefit and (2) WFTC and (B) changes in benefits for lone parents. - Includes fact that no figures given.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 354 c1023W; 131953
Session: 1999-00
Subjects: Child benefit Costs Households Income Personal income Low incomes Poverty Working families tax credit
Contains statistics: Yes
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