|
Tax Credits
|
| Annual
amounts 2008/09 |
£
|
| Child tax credit |
|
|
Family element
|
545
|
 baby addition |
545 |
| Child element (for each child) |
2,085 |
| Addition for disabled child |
2,540 |
| Severe disabled child enhancement |
1,020 |
| |
|
| Working tax credit |
|
| Basic element |
1,800
|
| Lone parent and couple element |
1,770
|
| 30 hour element |
735
|
| Disability element |
2,405 |
| Severe disability element |
1,020 |
| 50 plus return to work payment |
|
| (16 - 29 hours) |
1,235 |
| (30 or more hours)
|
1,840 |
| Childcare element (up to 80% of costs) |
Weekly |
| maximum eligible cost (1 child) |
175 |
| maximum eligible cost (2 or more) |
300 |
|
|
| Income thresholds |
|
| First income threshold |
6,420 |
| eligible for child tax credit only |
15,575 |
| First withdrawal rate |
39% |
| Second income threshold |
50,000 |
| Second withdrawal rate |
6.67% |
| Income disregard |
25,000 |
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