|
Tax Credits
|
| Annual
amounts 2011/12 |
£
|
| Child tax credit |
|
|
Family element
|
545
|
| Child element (for each child) |
2,555 |
| Addition for disabled child |
2,800 |
| Severe disabled child enhancement |
1,130 |
| |
|
| Working tax credit |
|
| Basic element |
1,920 |
| Lone parent and couple element |
1,950 |
| 30-hour
element |
790 |
| Disability element |
2,650 |
| Severe disability element |
1,130 |
| 50-plus
return to work payment |
|
 (16
to 29 hours) |
1,365 |
| (30 or more hours)
|
2,030 |
| Childcare element (up to 70% 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 |
15,860 |
| First withdrawal rate |
41% |
| Second income threshold |
40,000 |
| Second withdrawal rate |
41% |
| Income disregard |
10,000 |
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