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Children

What was the total cost in £billion and as a percentage of gross domestic product in 2006 of (a) child benefit, and (b) child tax credit; and what was the corresponding cost in 1997 of (i) child benefit, and (ii) family credit.

Asked by

Baroness Corston (Labour)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

26 July 2007

Reference

5080; 694 c109WA

House

House of Lords

Children

asked Her Majesty's Government:What was the United Kingdom total government expenditure, as a percentage of gross domestic product, in 1997, 2001 and 2006, or the latest year for which there is information available on (a) child benefit; (b) children (estimated) within child tax credit and/or working families tax credit and/or...

Asked by

Baroness Corston (Labour)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

26 July 2007

Reference

5075; 694 c109WA

House

House of Lords

Pensions: Family Credit

To ask the Minister for Women and Equality pursuant to the answer of 2 July 2007, Official Report, column 945W, on pensions: family credit, how many current recipients of state-earnings-related pensions (a) in total and (b) born in each year from 1939 to 1947 have an enhanced pension in respect...

Asked by

Steve Webb (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Minister for Women and Equalities

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

24 July 2007

Reference

463 c971W; 147988

House

House of Commons

Pensions: Family Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what effect past receipt of family credit has on entitlement to pensions under the state earnings-related pension scheme; by what means information about such receipt is transferred from his Department's computer records to those of HM Revenue and Customs; and...

Asked by

Steve Webb (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Work and Pensions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

2 July 2007

Reference

462 c945W; 147019

House

House of Commons

Family Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the take-up rates were for family credit for each year of its existence; and if he will make a statement.

Asked by

David Laws (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Work and Pensions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

13 June 2006

For answer on

15 June 2006

Answered on

21 June 2006

The available information is in the following table.

Estimates of take-up for family credit
Percentage
	Caseload take-up rate	Expenditure take-up rate
1988 and 1989	57	67
1990 and 1991	62	66
1991 and 1992	66	73
1993-94	71	81
1994-95	69	82
1995-96	70	83
1996-97	71 to 75	82 to 88
1997-98	67 to 70	75 to 81
1998-99	66 to 70	73 to 79
Notes:
1. Caseload take-up compares the number of benefit recipients, averaged over the year, with the number who would be receiving if everyone took up their entitlement.
2. Expenditure take-up compares the total amount of benefit received, in the course of the year, with the total amount that would be received if everyone took up their entitlement for the full period of their entitlement.
3. The estimates exclude the full-time self-employed, and cover private households only.
4. Estimates for 1988 to 1992 are sourced from the Family Expenditure Survey, and cover calendar years. These years have been combined due to small sample sizes in each of the years.
5. Estimates for 1998 and 1999 are based on the calendar year 1989 and April to December 1988.
6. Family credit was replaced with working families tax credit in October 1999; take-up statistics for the period April 1999 to October 1999 were not published.
7. Due to small samples sizes on the FES for family credit, estimates are open to a significant margin of error.
8. The source for estimates for 1993-94 to 1998-99 is the Family Resources Survey, and covers financial years.
9. Estimates up until 1995-96 were presented as point estimates. Thereafter, estimates were presented as ranges as the point estimate was adjusted to take account of sampling variation. Estimates were not adjusted to take account of possible bias, so the Department is less confident that the true level of take-up lies within the ranges given, than it is for other benefits.
10. Estimates were published in "Income Related Benefits Estimates of Take-up" series. Copies are available in the Library.

Date

21 June 2006

Reference

78410; 447 c1922W

House

House of Commons

Benefits (Leeds, West)

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many people in Leeds West constituency were in receipt of (a) family credit, (b) working families tax credit, (c) disabled person's tax credit, (d) child tax credit and (e) working tax credit in each of the last eight years in which the...

Asked by

John Battle (Labour)

Answering body

Treasury

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

7 December 2005

Reference

35130; 440 c1322W;440 c1322W

House

House of Commons

Treasury

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people in (a) York, (b) North Yorkshire and (c) Yorkshire and the Humber were in receipt of each of the tax credits or predecessor benefits (i) at the latest date for which figures are available and (ii) in each year since...

Asked by

Hugh Bayley (Labour)

Answering body

Treasury

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

12 October 2004

For answer on

25 October 2004

Answered on

25 October 2004

Hugh Bayley: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many people in (a) York, (b) North Yorkshire and (c) Yorkshire and the Humber were in receipt of each of the tax credits or predecessor benefits (i) at the latest date for which figures are available and (ii) in each year since 1995; and how much on average each of the tax credits was worth to its recipients in each year. [191225] Dawn Primarolo: Child and working tax credit were introduced in April 2003. Sample-based estimates of the number of recipient families in each area at July 2003 and January 2004 appear in the published geographical analyses. No estimates of average awards will be available until these awards are finalised. Working families' and disabled person's tax credits were available from October 1999 to March 2003. Sample-based estimates of the number of recipient families in each region, and their average awards, appear in the published Quarterly Enquiries from October/November 1999 to January/February 2001, with estimates of the number of recipient families in each local authority and constituency also appearing from April/May 2000. From May 2001 to November 2002, counts and average awards appear for each area in the published geographical analyses, which are based on data for all cases. All these publications can be found on the Inland Revenue website, at www.inlandrevenue.gov.uk/stats/ personal-tax-credits/menu.htm. Children's tax credit was available in 2001-02 and 2002-03. A sample-based estimate of 360 thousand families in Yorkshire and the Humber benefited in 2001-02, with an average value of £470. No reliable estimates are available below regional level, and estimates for 2002-03 are not yet available. Family credit was the predecessor benefit to working families tax credit. Sample-based estimates of the number of recipient families in each region, and their average awards, are shown in the published Quarterly Enquiries, copies of which are available in the Library of the House. Counts of the numbers of recipient families in each local authority at March 1999 and August 1999 are shown within Neighbourhood Statistics at the National Statistics website, www.statistics.gov.uk. under the subject "Economic deprivation". I understand from the Department for Work and Pensions that counts for earlier periods, and average awards, could not be compiled without incurring disproportionate costs.

Date

25 October 2004

Reference

425 c1059-60W; 191225

House

House of Commons

Treasury

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, for each of the years 1996 to 2004, what the estimated expenditure was for all children and per child, in current and in real terms, on (a) family credit, (b) working families tax credit, (c) child benefit, (d) children's allowance, (e) child maintenance...

Asked by

Baroness Corston (Labour)

Answering body

Treasury

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

22 July 2004

For answer on

11 October 2004

Answered on

11 October 2004

Jean Corston: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer for each of the years 1996 to 2004, what the estimated expenditure was for all children and per child, in current and in real terms, on (a) family credit, (b) working families tax credit, (c) child benefit, (d) children's allowance, (e) child maintenance premium for parents with care on income support and (f) in total; and if he will express the total expenditure on children as a percentage of gross domestic product. [187122] Dawn Primarolo: The information requested is provided in the following tables. The figures for child benefit, child allowances in Income Related Benefits (IRBs--income support, jobseeker's allowance and minimum income guarantee/pension credit) and family credit are for Great Britain; those for working families' tax credit (WFTC) and child tax credit are UK wide. There is no Government expenditure on the child maintenance premium in income support because it is funded by payments from the non-resident parent. Table 1: Aggregate expenditure, nominal terms £ billion nominal _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Child Benefit Child Family Credit WFTC 1 Child Tax Total Total allowances in 1 Credit (Percentage IRBs GDP) 1996-97 6,941 2,650 1,014 -- -- 10,605 1.4 1997-98 7,088 2,480 1,119 -- -- 10,687 1.3 1998-99 7,295 2,465 1,161 -- -- 10,921 1.3 1999-2000 8,283 2,670 953 549 -- 12,455 1.4 2000-01 8,660 3,125 -- 2,503 -- 14,288 1.5 2001-02 8,795 3,482 -- 3,162 -- 15,439 1.5 2002-03 8,945 3,945 -- 3,466 -- 16,356 1.6 2003-041 9,400 3,847 -- 2-- 8,889 22,136 2.0 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Table 2: Aggregate expenditure, real terms £ billion real terms (2004-05 prices) _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Child Benefit Child Family Credit WFTC 1 Child Tax Total Total allowances in 1 Credit (Percentage IRBs GDP) 1996-97 8,413 3,212 1,229 -- -- 12,855 1.5 1997-98 8,415 2,944 1,328 -- -- 12,688 1.4 1998-99 8,360 2,825 1,330 -- -- 12,515 1.3 1999-2000 9,198 2,965 1,058 609 -- 13,830 1.4 2000-01 9,512 3,432 -- 2,749 -- 15,693 1.6 2001-02 9,351 3,702 -- 3,362 -- 16,415 1.6 2002-03 9,352 4,124 -- 3,624 -- 17,100 1.7 2003-041 9,663 3,955 -- 2-- 9,138 22,755 2.2 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Table 3: Expenditure per child, nominal terms £ per week nominal _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-2000 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 1 Family Credit2 704 732 738 881 -- -- -- -- WFTC2 -- -- -- 800 1,121 1,258 1,283 3-- Child Benefit 543 558 576 653 684 697 712 722 Child allowances in IRBs 807 878 915 1,013 1,225 1,397 1,634 1,644 Child Tax Credit -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 847 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Table 4: Expenditure per child, real terms £ per week real terms (2004-05 prices) _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-2000 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 Family Credit2 854 869 846 978 -- -- -- -- WFTC2 -- -- -- 888 1,231 1,337 1,341 3-- Child Benefit 658 662 660 725 751 741 744 742 Child allowances in IRBs 978 1,042 1,049 1,125 1,346 1,486 1,708 1,690 Child Tax Credit -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 870 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 Figures for 2003-04 are estimates. 2 The values for expenditure on family credit and WFTC are not total expenditure on these credits, but the amount of expenditure attributable to the children in the household. 3 Some payments of WFTC were made in 2003-04 but these related to 2002-03 awards.

Date

11 October 2004

Reference

425 c74-6W; 187122

House

House of Commons

Treasury

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, following Chart 3.3 in his Department's Child Poverty Review for July 2004, what the total expenditure was in real terms and total expenditure as a percentage of gross domestic product on (a) child benefit, (b) tax credits and (c) other income-related benefits for...

Asked by

Baroness Corston (Labour)

Answering body

Treasury

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

22 July 2004

For answer on

11 October 2004

Answered on

11 October 2004

Jean Corston: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) following Chart 3.3 in his Department's Child Poverty Review for July 2004, what the total expenditure was in real terms and total expenditure as a percentage of gross domestic product on (a) child benefit, (b) tax credits and (c) other income-related benefits for children in (i) 1997, (ii) 2000 and (iii) 2004 (estimated); and what the respective amounts were for each for the first, sixth and tenth decile groups; [187123] (2) for (a) economically active and (b) non- economically active households with children what the total expenditure was on children for (i) child benefit, (ii) tax credits and (c) other income related benefits for children in (A) 1997, (B) 2000; and what the estimated figures are for 2004. [187124] Dawn Primarolo: The figures requested are in the following tables. The figures for child benefit, child allowances in Income Related Benefits (IRBs--income support, jobseeker's allowance and minimum income guarantee/pension credit) and family credit are for Great Britain; those for working families' tax credit (WFTC) and child tax credit are UK wide. We do not have analysis by decile for 2000-01 and to produce it would incur disproportionate cost. We classify individuals, rather than households, as economically active or non-economically active, so cannot provide the additional analysis requested. Table A: Total Expenditure in real terms (2004-05 prices) £ billion _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Child benefit Family credit/ Other income- related benefits tax credits for children 1997-98 8,415 1,328 2,944 2000-01 9,512 2,749 3,432 2003-041 9,663, 9,138 3,955 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Table B: Total expenditure as a percentage of GDP _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Child benefit Family credit/ Other income- related benefits tax credits for children 1997-98 0.9 0.1 0.3 2000-01 1.0 0.3 0.4 2003-041 0.9 0.9 0.4 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Table C: Breakdown of expenditure by decile £ billion _________________________________________________________________________________________________. (i) 1997-98 Net equivalised household income Child benefit Family credit Other income- related benefits for children Bottom decile 1,200 510 1,300 Sixth decile 850 13 20 Top decile 530 11 0 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. (ii) 2003-04 1 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Net equivalised household income Child benefit Tax credits and other income-related benefits for children2 Bottom decile 1,300 3,700 Sixth decile 980 600 Top decile 600 25 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Table D: Breakdown of expenditure by decile (as a percentage of GDP) _________________________________________________________________________________________________. (i) 1997-98 Net equivalised household income Child benefit Child elements of family credit Other income- related benefits for children Bottom decile 0.13 0.06 0.15 Sixth decile 0.10 0.00 0.00 Top decile 0.06 0.00 0.00 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. (ii) 2003-04 1 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________. Net equivalised household income Child benefit Child elements of tax credits and other income-related benefits for children2 Bottom decile 0.13 0.36 Sixth decile 0.09 0.06 Top decile 0.06 0.00 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 The figures for 2003-04 are estimates. 2 The model we use to produce estimates by decile is not able to distinguish between child elements in tax credits and other incomer-related benefits for 2003-04.

Date

11 October 2004

Reference

425 c75-7W; 187123;187124

House

House of Commons

Dept for Work and Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people were eligible for means-tested benefits in (a) May 1997 and (b) May 2004. - Inc table.

Asked by

Lord Swire (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Work and Pensions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

29 June 2004

For answer on

5 July 2004

Answered on

5 July 2004

Mr. Swire: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people were eligible for means-tested benefits in (a) May 1997 and (b) May 2004. [181899] Malcolm Wicks: The information is not available in the format requested. Such information that is available is tabled as follows. Number of people that were either in receipt or were entitled to but not receiving the following income-related benefits, thousands _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Income support/ Housing benefit Council tax benefit Income-based Family credit minimum income jobseeker's guarantee allowance 1997-98 3,990:4,580 4,650:5,010 6,580:7,040 1,220:1,440 940:990 1998-99 3,890:4,400 4,820:6,480 6,480:6,980 1,130:1,370 950:1,010 1999-2000 3,960:4,510 4,710:6,270 6,270:6,850 1,100:1,270 -- 2000-01 4,030:4,500 4,510:6,150 6,150:6,700 1,030:1,180 -- 2001-02 4,330:4,840 6,370:6,950 6,370:6,950 1,030:1,240 -- _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Notes: 1. Estimates are presented as ranges to reflect the uncertainty in the number of estimated entitled non-recipients based on DWP Family Resources Survey data. 2. Estimates relate to financial years; the latest statistics cover 2001-02. 3. Estimates cover the private household population in Great Britain.

Date

5 July 2004

Reference

181899; 423 c524W

House

House of Commons

Treasury

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what he estimates to be the costs of administering the (a) children's tax credit, (b) child tax credit, (c) working families tax credit, (d) working tax credit and (e) family credit in each year since 1997-98; and what his projected expenditure on administration...

Asked by

Lord Willetts (Conservative)

Answering body

Treasury

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

8 June 2004

Reference

177489; 422 c377W

House

House of Commons

Treasury

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make a statement on the payment of working tax credit from the start of the current financial year and the adequacy of computer systems; if he will make a statement on the payment of family tax credit from the start...

Asked by

Bob Spink (Conservative)

Answering body

Treasury

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

10 May 2004

Reference

421 c150W; 171088;171089

House

House of Commons

Dept for Work and Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will estimate the amount of unclaimed (a) income support broken down by (i) pensioners and (ii) non-pensioners, (b) housing benefit broken down by (i) local authority and (ii) private tenants, (c) council tax benefit broken down by (i)...

Asked by

Chris Ruane (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Work and Pensions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

20 November 2003

Reference

140432; 413 c1342W;413 c1338W

House

House of Commons

Treasury

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what security procedures he has put in place to prevent fraudulent claims for family credit, with special reference to the use of maiden names.

Asked by

Baroness Stuart of Edgbaston (Labour)

Answering body

Treasury

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

13 January 2003

Reference

88229; 397 c364W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Work and Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claimants there were to whom deductions in their income support or income based jobseeker's allowance would have been made on their refusal to co-operate with the Department but where the sanctions were not applied because (a) their application...

Asked by

Lord Field of Birkenhead (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Work and Pensions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

23 July 2002

Reference

389 c1025-6W;389 c1024-5W; 66727;66726

House

House of Commons

Dept for Work and Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what (a) costs associated with moving in-work benefit administration from his Department to the Inland Revenue and (b) other costs his Department incurred in each year since 1999-2000 with regard to the working families tax credit. - Inc figures.

Asked by

Lord Willetts (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Work and Pensions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

27 June 2002

Reference

387 c1058-9W;387 c1058W; 62604

House

House of Commons

Treasury

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to his Answer of 12th April 2002 at 383 c336W, on the Budget, what the levels of housing benefit and council tax benefit take-up were in 19978-98; what the caseload numbers for those receiving family credit were in 1997-98; what the levels...

Asked by

Lord Willetts (Conservative)

Answering body

Treasury

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

26 June 2002

Reference

64207; 387 c946W;387 c944W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Work and Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will estimate the (a) total cost and (b) cost per claimant of administering (i) retirement pension, (ii) winter fuel payments, (iii) free television licences for the over 75s, (iv) minimum income guarantee, (v) child benefit, (vi) family credit...

Asked by

Steve Webb (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Work and Pensions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

10 June 2002

Reference

50989; 386 c872-3W;386 c872W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Work and Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the total cost was of administering family credit in its last full year. - Ref to Social Security Departmental Report: The Government's Expenditure Plans 2000-01 to 2001-02, in Library.

Asked by

Lord Willetts (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Work and Pensions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

1 May 2002

Reference

46466; 384 c869W

House

House of Commons

Treasury

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what percentage of the total expenditure on working families tax credit went to each income decile in each year since the introduction of the working families tax credit; what percentage of the total expenditure on family credit went to each income decile in...

Asked by

Lord Field of Birkenhead (Labour)

Answering body

Treasury

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

30 April 2002

Reference

384 c719W; 50061;50060

House

House of Commons

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