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Personal tax credits statistics

This section contains summary statistics about individuals and households claiming Working Tax Credits (WTC) and/or Child Tax Credits (CTC).

Published 9 July 2013
Last updated 8 February 2018 — see all updates

• From: HM Revenue & Customs

The publications include numbers benefiting from individual elements such as childcare and disability, average entitlements, and income band breakdowns.

Personal tax credits

Child Tax Credit (CTC) and Working Tax Credit (WTC) replaced Working Families’ Tax Credit, Disabled Person’s Tax Credit and Children’s Tax Credit in April 2003.

CTC brings together income related support for children and for qualifying young people aged 16-19 who are in full time non-advanced education or approved training into a single tax credit, payable to the main carer. Families can claim whether or not the adults are in work.

WTC provides in work support for people on low incomes, with or without children. A family will normally be eligible for WTC if it contains one of the following:

• a single person who is responsible for a child or young person and works at least 16 hours a week
• a couple who are responsible for a child or young person, and who jointly work 24 hours or more per week (NB one adult must be working at least 16 hours)
• a person who is receiving or has recently received a qualifying sickness or disability related benefit and has a disability that puts them at a disadvantage of getting a job, and who works at least 16 hours per week
• a person is aged 60 or over and works at least 16 hours per week

If none of the above applies, then a person will still be eligible for WTC if they are aged 25 and over and work 30 hours or more a week.

Tax credits are based on household circumstances and can be claimed jointly by members of a couple, or by singles. Entitlement is based on factors such as: age, income, hours worked, number and age of children, childcare costs and disabilities.

Related statistics

Child poverty statistics (national indicator 116) (now Children in low-income families local measure)

Pre-2011 statistics are available from the National Archives using the following link:

• Child Poverty statistics

Bespoke analysis of tax credits data is possible although there may be a charge depending on the level of complexity and the resources required to produce. If you would like to discuss your requirements, to comment on the current publications, or for further information about the tax credits statistics please contact us.

Older statistics

Older published statistics are available from the National Archives at the following link:

• Older Personal Tax Credits statistics

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• HMRC official statistics feedback form

Statistics for Working Families’ and Disabled Person’s Tax Credit

These are available from the national archives website using the links below:.

• Working Families Tax Credit statistics
• Disabled Person’s Tax Credit statistics
• WFTC and DPTC geographical analysis
• Working Families’ Tax Credit take-up rates

Official statistics: National

1. Child and Working Tax Credits statistics: finalised annual awards - 2015 to 2016

   • 6 June 2017
   • National Statistics

2. Child and Working Tax Credits statistics: finalised annual awards - 2014 to 2015

   • 31 July 2017
   • National Statistics

3. Child and Working Tax Credits statistics: finalised annual awards - 2013 to 2014

   • 31 July 2017
   • National Statistics

4. Child and Working Tax Credits statistics: finalised annual awards: 2012 to 2013

   • 31 July 2017
   • National Statistics

5. Child and Working Tax Credits statistics: finalised annual awards: 2011 to 2012

   • 31 July 2017
   • National Statistics

6. Child and Working Tax Credits statistics: finalised annual awards, supplement on payments - 2015 to 2016

   • 6 June 2017
   • National Statistics

7. Child and Working Tax Credits statistics: finalised annual awards, supplement on payments - 2014 to 2015

   • 27 May 2016
   • National Statistics

8. Child and Working Tax Credits statistics: finalised annual awards, supplement on payments - 2013 to 2014

   • 29 May 2015
   • National Statistics

9. Child and Working Tax Credits statistics: finalised annual awards, supplement on payments: 2012 to 2013

   • 30 May 2014
   • National Statistics

10. Child and Working Tax Credits statistics: finalised annual awards, supplement on payments: 2011 to 2012

    • 1 May 2013
    • National Statistics

11. Personal tax credits: Finalised award statistics - geographical statistics 2015 to 2016

    • 30 June 2017
    • National Statistics

12. Personal tax credits: Finalised award statistics - geographical statistics 2014 to 2015

    • 1 August 2017
    • National Statistics

13. Personal tax credits: Finalised award statistics - geographical statistics 2013 to 2014

    • 1 August 2017
    • National Statistics

14. Personal tax credits: Finalised award statistics - geographical statistics 2012 to 2013

    • 1 August 2017
    • National Statistics

15. Personal tax credits: Finalised award statistics - geographical statistics 2011 to 2012

    • 20 February 2014
    • National Statistics

16. Personal tax credits: finalised award statistics - small area data (LSOA and Data Zone) 2015 to 2016

    • 30 November 2017
    • National Statistics

17. Personal tax credits: finalised award statistics - small area data (LSOA and Data Zone) 2014 to 2015

    • 30 November 2017
    • National Statistics

18. Personal tax credits: finalised award statistics - small area data (LSOA and Data Zone) 2013 to 2014

    • 30 November 2017
    • National Statistics

19. Personal tax credits: finalised award statistics - small area data (LSOA and Data Zone) 2012/13

    • 10 December 2014
    • National Statistics

20. Personal tax credits: finalised award statistics - small area data (LSOA and Data Zone)

    • 1 April 2013
    • National Statistics

21. Personal tax credits: provisional statistics

    • 31 January 2018
    • National Statistics

22. Child and Working Tax Credits statistics: provisional awards geographical analyses

    • 31 January 2018
    • National Statistics

Offical statistics: Other

1. Child and Working Tax Credits annual error and fraud statistics 2015 to 2016

   • 6 June 2017
   • Official Statistics

2. Child Benefit, Child Tax Credit (CTC) and Working Tax Credit (WTC) take-up rates 2015 to 2016

   • 13 December 2017
   • Official Statistics

3. Child Benefit, Child Tax Credit (CTC) and Working Tax Credit (WTC) take-up rates 2014 to 2015

   • 14 December 2016
   • Official Statistics

4. Child Benefit, Child Tax Credit (CTC) and Working Tax Credit (WTC) take-up rates 2013 to 2014

   • 26 February 2016
   • Official Statistics

5. Child Benefit, Child Tax Credit (CTC) and Working Tax Credit (WTC) take-up rates 2012 to 2013

   • 26 February 2016
   • Official Statistics

6. Child Benefit, Child Tax Credit (CTC) and Working Tax Credit (WTC) take-up rates 2011 to 2012

   • 26 February 2016
   • Official Statistics

7. Child Benefit, Child Tax Credit (CTC) and Working Tax Credit (WTC) take up rates 2010 to 2011

   • 11 November 2013
   • Official Statistics

8. Working Tax Credit: take-up of Childcare Element 2008 to 2009

   • 1 April 2013
   • Official Statistics

9. Personal tax credits: children in low-income families local measure: 2015 snapshot at 31 August 2015

   • 1 March 2018
   • Official Statistics

10. Personal tax credits: Children in low-income families local measure: 2014 snapshot as at 31 August 2014: 30 September 2016

    • 30 September 2016
    • Official Statistics

11. Personal tax credits: Children in low-income families local measure: 2013 snapshot as at 31 August 2013

    • 11 November 2015
    • Official Statistics

12. Personal tax credits: Children in low-income families local measure: 2012 snapshot as at 31 August 2012

    • 10 December 2014
    • Official Statistics

13. Personal tax credits: Children in low-income families local measure

    • 20 February 2014
    • Official Statistics

14. Quality report: finalised Tax Credit publications

    • 1 April 2013
    • Official Statistics

15. Child and Working Tax Credits error and fraud statistics 2014 to 2015

    • 7 June 2016
    • Official Statistics

16. Child and Working Tax Credits error and fraud statistics 2013 to 2014

    • 7 June 2016
    • Official Statistics

17. Child and Working Tax Credits error and fraud statistics 2012 to 2013

    • 4 June 2015
    • National Statistics

Published 9 July 2013
Last updated 8 February 2018 + show all updates

1. 8 February 2018 An update of the Children in low-incomes families series (2015)
2. 13 December 2017 Update to the Child Benefit, Child Tax Credit and Working Tax Credit Take-up rates publication
3. 30 November 2017 Addition to the collection: Personal tax credits: finalised award statistics - small area data (LSOA and Data Zone) 2015 to 2016
4. 30 June 2017 Added Personal tax credits: Finalised award statistics - geographical statistics 2015 to 2016
5. 6 June 2017 Added Child and Working Tax Credits annual error and fraud statistics 2015 to 2016, Child and Working Tax Credits statistics: finalised annual awards - 2015 to 2016, and Child and Working Tax Credits statistics: finalised annual awards, supplement on payments - 2015 to 2016
6. 14 December 2016 Added Child Benefit, Child Tax Credit and Working Tax Credit take-up rates 2014 to 2015
7. 27 May 2016 New Tax Credits statistics for 2014 to 2015 added
8. 18 December 2015 Added Child Benefit, Child Tax Credit and Working Tax Credit take-up rates 2013 to 2014
9. 31 July 2015 latest publication added
10. 4 June 2015 2013-14 Child and Working Tax Credits Error and Fraud statistics added to collection
11. 29 May 2015 Added Child and Working Tax Credits statistics for 2013 to 2014.
12. 10 December 2014 Take-up statistics for 2012/13 have been added and a number of previous publications have been amended.
13. 30 September 2014 This pasge has been updated with new Children in low-income families local measure statistics.
14. 5 August 2014 LSOA and Data Zone finalised statistics have been added for 2012/13.
15. 30 May 2014 Finalised Tax Credits National Statistics have been added for the tax year 2012 to 2013.
16. 13 May 2014 A link to older versions Personal Tax Credits statistics and to Child Poverty statistics specifically have been added.
17. 19 February 2014 Added more statistics.
18. 20 December 2013 Added the document Child and Working Tax Credits Statistics: Provisional Awards - December 2013 to the collection. Added the document Child and Working Tax Credits Statistics: Provisional Awards Geographical Analyses - December 2013 to the collection.
19. 9 July 2013 First published.