Written question asked by Baroness Liddell of Coatdyke (Labour) on Tuesday, 18 November 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 20 November 2003. It was answered by Baroness Primarolo (Labour) on Thursday, 20 November 2003 on behalf of the Treasury.

Treasury

Question: To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps are being taken to increase the take up of child tax credit in Airdrie and Shotts constituency. - Includes figures.

Answer: Mrs. Liddell: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps are being taken to increase the take up of child tax credit in Airdrie and Shotts constituency. [140380] Dawn Primarolo: There are now 5.9 million families benefiting from the Child and Working Tax Credits meaning that, after just seven months, we have reached 98 per cent. of those families we expected to reach over a whole year. National Statistics show that, as at 11 July, there were 5,800 families in Airdrie and Shotts receiving Child or Working Tax Credit, including 5,700 families with children, containing 9,800 children. A high-profile publicity campaign has been running since September 2002 to alert people to their entitlement to Child Tax Credit (and Working Tax Credit) and to encourage them to claim. The campaign has so far included national television advertising, local radio advertising across the UK, adverts in the national press as well as on-line publicity and the use of direct mail.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 140380; 413 c1336W;413 c1332W
Session: 2002-03
Subjects: Child tax credit Advertising Press Publicity Recipients Radio Working tax credit Television Take-up Airdrie
Contains statistics: Yes
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