Nicky Morgan corrected a written answer on Welfare Tax Credits
Rachel Reeves (Labour, Leeds West) asked written question 199850 on 10 June 2014. Nicky Morgan answered on 17 June 2014 for the HM Treasury, and Nicky Morgan corrected the answer on 24 March 2015. The correction replaced 4 figures (£15,256, £2,007, £3,420, £8,936) with 3 figures (14,610, 3,361, 8,903). Altogether 12 words differ between the two versions.
The question
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the total value was of tax credits paid to claimants who were (a) out of work, (b) self-employed and (c) employed in each of the last five years.
Original and corrected answer
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| The following table is based on finalised tax credits administrative data for each financial year. The latest data available are 2012-13. | | | | £million Tax Year | | Total entitlement for households who are classified as 'in work' Total entitlement for households who are classified as 'out of work' | Households who are classified as self employed only | Households who are classified as employed only | Households who are classified as both employed and self employed 2008-09 | £6,811 | £2,376 | £14,315 | £1,615 2009-10 | £7,486 | £2,780 | £15,260 | £1,845 2010-11 | £7,606 | £3,036 | £15,908 | £1,992 2011-12 | £8,138 | £3,327 | £15,730 | £2,009 2012-13 | | | | Data from ONS Labour Market statistics show that self employment as a proportion of total UK employment has been growing since around 2003 and is part of a long term trend. | The following table is based on finalised tax credits administrative data for each financial year. The latest data available are 2012-13. | | | | £million Tax Year | | Total entitlement for households who are classified as 'in work' Total entitlement for households who are classified as 'out of work' | Households who are classified as self employed only | Households who are classified as employed only | Households who are classified as both employed and self employed 2008-09 | £6,811 | £2,376 | £14,315 | £1,615 2009-10 | £7,486 | £2,780 | £15,260 | £1,845 2010-11 | £7,606 | £3,036 | £15,908 | £1,992 2011-12 | £8,138 | £3,327 | £15,730 | £2,009 2012-13 | £ 8,903 | £ 3,361 | £ 14,610 | £ 1,905 Data from ONS Labour Market statistics show that self employment as a proportion of total UK employment has been growing since around 2003 and is part of a long term trend. |
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| Date read | 15 October 2026 |
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