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This was £1 higher than the rate payable for subsequent children, which was again frozen, at £7.25/week. From 1991 Child Benefit increased in line with inflation, until 1998, when the new Labour government increased the first child rate by more than 20%, and abolished the Lone Parent rate. New Labour oversaw the biggest increase in child ...
Working Tax Credit. Working Tax Credit (WTC) is a state benefit in the United Kingdom made to people who work and receive a low income. It was introduced in April 2003 and is a means-tested benefit. Despite the name, tax credits are not to be confused with tax credits linked to a person's tax bill, because they are used to top-up low wages.
UK Government welfare expenditure 2014–15 [22] Benefit Expenditure (£bn) State pension: 86.5 Tax credits (Working tax credits and Child tax credits) 29.7 Housing Benefit: 23.5 Disability Living Allowance: 15.4 Incapacity benefits: 14.1 Child benefit: 11.6 Pension Credit: 6.6 Attendance Allowance: 5.4 Jobseeker's Allowance: 3.1 Income Support ...
Employment and Support Allowance. Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) is a United Kingdom welfare payment for adults younger than the State Pension age who are having difficulty finding work because of their long-term medical condition or a disability. It is a basic income-replacement benefit paid in lieu of wages.
The total annual budget of the department in 2011–12 was £151.6 billion, representing approximately 28% of total UK Government spending. [41] The department spends a far greater share of national wealth than any other department in Britain, by a wide margin. The department spends an average of £348.9 million with suppliers a month. [42]
A child tax credit (CTC) is a tax credit for parents with dependent children given by various countries. The credit is often linked to the number of dependent children a taxpayer has and sometimes the taxpayer's income level. For example, with the Child Tax Credit in the United States, only families making less than $400,000 per year may claim ...
The Childcare Voucher Scheme was a UK government initiative aimed at helping working parents benefit from tax efficiencies in order to save money on childcare. [1][2] However, as of 4 October 2018, schemes are closed to new members as the system was phased out in favour of the tax-free childcare scheme. The scheme was offered as a salary ...
The Inland Revenue was, until April 2005, a department of the British Government responsible for the collection of direct taxation, including income tax, national insurance contributions, capital gains tax, inheritance tax, corporation tax, petroleum revenue tax and stamp duty. More recently, the Inland Revenue also administered the Tax Credits ...