Written question asked by Ashok Kumar (Labour) on Thursday, 16 December 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 21 December 2004. It was answered by Stephen Timms (Labour) on Tuesday, 21 December 2004 on behalf of the Treasury.

Treasury

Question: To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how may people in Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland he estimates will qualify for the extension of back to work bonuses for a year, as announced in the Pre-Budget report. - Inc figures.

Answer: Dr. Kumar: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how may people in Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland he estimates will qualify for the extension of back to work bonuses for a year, as announced in the pre-Budget report. [206805] Mr. Timms: The In-Work Credit, a work incentive payment being piloted for lone parents, is not currently available in the constituency of Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland. Tees Valley is one of the 14 Jobcentre Plus Districts which will be covered by the extension of the Pathways to Work pilots announced in the 2004 PBR. Pathways to Work pilots offer a range of additional support for incapacity benefits recipients including a 52-week Return to Work Credit. In Tees Valley there were around 12,000 new/repeat IB starts in the year to the end of May 2004 (the latest month for which we have complete benefits data), and approximately 41,000 existing recipients, all of whom can access the RTWC.

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