Nicky Morgan corrected a written answer on Welfare Tax Credits
Rachel Reeves (Labour, Leeds West) asked written question 203325 on 1 July 2014. Nicky Morgan answered on 7 July 2014 for the HM Treasury, and Nicky Morgan corrected the answer on 24 March 2015. The correction replaced 3 figures (£6,300, £6,400, £7,600) with 3 figures (£6,000, £6,200, £7,500). Altogether 6 words differ between the two versions.
The question
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what average value of tax credits were paid to claimants who were (a) out of work, (b) self-employed and (c) employed in each of the last 10 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. Tax Year | | Average tax credit award for households who are classified as 'in work' Average tax credit award 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 2007-08 | £4,300 | £5,800 | £2,800 | £3,300 2008-09 | £4,700 | £6,500 | £3,300 | £3,700 2009-10 | £5,000 | £6,800 | £3,700 | £4,000 2010-11 | £5,200 | £6,900 | £3,900 | £4,100 2011-12 | £5,600 | £7,200 | £4,500 | £4,800 2012-13 | £6,000 | | | These figures have been rounded to the nearest £100. Data from earlier years is only available at disproportionate cost. The increase in average tax credit awards in 2012-13 can largely be explained by the removal of the ‘Second Income Threshold’ in April 2012. This policy removed a number of higher income households from the tax credit population. As higher income households generally have lower tax credit awards, the effect of removing these households increases the average award. | The following table is based on finalised tax credits administrative data for each financial year. The latest data available are 2012-13. Tax Year | | Average tax credit award for households who are classified as 'in work' Average tax credit award 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 2007-08 | £4,300 | £5,800 | £2,800 | £3,300 2008-09 | £4,700 | £6,500 | £3,300 | £3,700 2009-10 | £5,000 | £6,800 | £3,700 | £4,000 2010-11 | £5,200 | £6,900 | £3,900 | £4,100 2011-12 | £5,600 | £7,200 | £4,500 | £4,800 2012-13 | £6,000 | £7,500 | £6,200 | £6,000 These figures have been rounded to the nearest £100. Data from earlier years is only available at disproportionate cost. The increase in average tax credit awards in 2012-13 can largely be explained by the removal of the ‘Second Income Threshold’ in April 2012. This policy removed a number of higher income households from the tax credit population. As higher income households generally have lower tax credit awards, the effect of removing these households increases the average award. |
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| Date read | 15 October 2026 |
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